. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 98 vertebra; coracoid process of interclavicle indistinct; anterior loreal scales minute; mid- dorsal scales enlarged to form a low crest; preanal organs present but weakly developed; tail elongate, compressed, without spinose scales, terminating in a tiny knob; cloacal spurs bear a darkly pigmented spot; toes bear non-scansorial lamellae; extra-brillar fringes prominent; canthus prominent. (15, 48*, 58* 68, 97*). Comments: This little-known monotypic genus was the last of the carphodactyhne genera to be discovered. Kluge's (1967b) choice of the trib
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 98 vertebra; coracoid process of interclavicle indistinct; anterior loreal scales minute; mid- dorsal scales enlarged to form a low crest; preanal organs present but weakly developed; tail elongate, compressed, without spinose scales, terminating in a tiny knob; cloacal spurs bear a darkly pigmented spot; toes bear non-scansorial lamellae; extra-brillar fringes prominent; canthus prominent. (15, 48*, 58* 68, 97*). Comments: This little-known monotypic genus was the last of the carphodactyhne genera to be discovered. Kluge's (1967b) choice of the tribal name Carphodactyhni derives from his belief that this genus exhibited the greatest number of primitive traits. Carphodactylus laevis Günther, 1897 (Fig. 25) 1897 Carphodactylus laevis Günther. 4: 403, Type locality: Mt. Bartle Frere, Queensland. Holotype: presumed lost (fide Cogger et al. 1983). Diagnosis: As for genus. Comments: Giinther's (1897) description of Carphodactylus laevis is adequate and appears to describe an individual with a regenerated tail, since no mention of the caudal knob characteristic of original tails is made. Cogger (1986) reported a maximum SVL of 130 mm. The species is distributed within the area 15 °49'—17°23'S by 145 °17—145 °49'E, a small patch of coastal mountainous terrain running from about Tully north to Cooktown, Queensland (Fig. 26). This southern Cape York endemic oc- curs in rainforest areas and has been claimed to be both arboreal (Worrell 1963) and terrestrial (Loveridge 1934), although an intermediate ecology appears most likely (Cogger 1983; Wilson & Knowles 1988). Carphodactylus laevis is primarily insec- tivorous. This is the only Australian carphodactyhne proposed for international protec- tion (Ehmann & Cogger 1985), and Czechura & Covacevich (1985) considered it to be at indeterminate risk due to its patchy distribution within the : Carphodactylus laevis Günther, 1897 AMS R
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