Saltuarius kateae, also known commonly as Kate's leaf-tailed gecko or the Mount Marsh leaf-tailed gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is native to New South Wales.
Etymology The specific name, kateae, is in honor of Kate Couper, wife of the senior author of the original description of this species.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Saltuarius kateae, p. 138).
Description S. kateae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The rostral is separated from the nostril, and the scales on the side of the snout grade evenly from small to large. There are no spinose tubercles on the dorsal surface of the digits. The tail has a slender tip without tubercles.Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. . (Saltuarius kateae, pp. 76–77).
Geographic range S. kateae is endemic to the southern end of the Richmond Range in New South Wales. This area was severely affected by the 2019-2020 Australian megafires, with over 80% of the available habitat burned.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of S. kateae is forest.
Reproduction S. kateae is oviparous.
References
Further reading Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .