Saltuarius swaini, also known as the southern leaf-tailed gecko or Border Ranges leaf-tailed gecko is endemic to Australia[2] where it is found in coastal mountain ranges of southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

[3] It inhabits rainforests[3] and lives inside large tree root systems and hollows of strangler figs.

[2][3] Southern leaf tailed geckos are a light to dark brown colour with darker patterns.

[4] Female southern leaf-tailed geckos usually lay one or two soft-shelled eggs in late spring.

Left to develop unattended, 3 months later the offspring hatch and begin fending for themselves, catching insects within only a few days of birth.