enconde The gecko is on the rocks during the day and comes out at night to hunt insects and spiders.
An expedition in Australia discovered three species not recorded by science so far in an isolated area northwest of the country.
are a gecko species with leaf-shaped tail (Saltuarius eximius) , a small lizard golden (Saproscincus saltus) and a frog that lays its eggs in the wet rock crevices (Cophixalus petrophilus) .
The expedition was conducted jointly by the James Cook University and National Geographic in Cape Melville mountain.
“The discovery of three new and obviously different vertebrate species can be surprising in places like New Guinea poorly explored, but even more so in Australia, a country which we believe has already been explored in depth,” said one researchers, Conrad Hoskin, James Cook University.
Cape Melville mountain range in the Australian state of Queensland, and is part of a national park, comprises ancient rocks gigantic black granite, some the size of houses.
is remote areas that have been isolated for millions of years, which has allowed some species “evolve in other different species that are unique in rocky habitat,” said Hoskin.
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