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Australian
Lacelid
Photo: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey
BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
Australian
Lacelid: Nyctimystes dayi
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This is a typical Lacelid with the usual big, black eyes, vertical pupils and
`lacework' eyelids.
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They have a variably coloured upper surface, but it is usually brownish, often with
lichen like spots (Freeman 1998).
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It is usually whitish underneath, with very fine lappets on the edges of the
back legs.
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The Australian Lacelid is usually found on
vegetation or rocks around fast flowing streams in tropical
rainforest of north-east Queensland.
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Due to current fungal disease, it currently
appears more common
at lower altitudes.
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The
Australian Lacelid was only found in Australia in 1969 (Tyler 1994).
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It is
currently considered as
the only one of it's genus found in Australia, but prior to 1987 it was
considered to be one of two or
three species; however this may change back again.
Script courtesy
of Naturalist Guide Damon Ramsey
Additional
Australian Lacelid photo
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