Leaf-tailed gecko The edges of the text have been lost through the drawing having been cropped but what remains reads "e'd Lizard is not very common in / or at least very rarely except in the / ill not touch it, because they say / tings like a common nettle. the / but very humbly imitated in this / is full of small tubercles of various / points, which to the touch are quit / rominent, the Iris beautifully trans / ils standing perpendicular to the Ear / orizontal", followed in what appears to be a different hand by "Native name Poe=ginn". The full text is repeated on a separate sheet of paper mounted below the drawing. General Note: A separate sheet of laid paper, measuring 12.1 x 22.3 cm. and watermarked with a design which incorporates a crown above an ornate shield containing a horn, is mounted below the drawing. It is annotated in blue pencil at top left with the number "298", and in brown ink, "This broad tail'd Lizard is not very common in N. S. Wales and / never seen or at least very rarely except in the Summer - / The Natives will not touch it because they say it emits a / fluid that stings like a common Nettle - The Beauty of its / colors are but very humbly imitated in this deliniation - / The Skin is full of small tubercles of various shades terminating / in points, which to the touch are quite rough - Its eyes are prom= / inent, with lengthen'd pupils / standing perpendicular to the Earth instead of round or Horizontal -". Added below this in very pale brown ink and what appears to be a different hand is "Native Name Poe-ginn". It is painted predominantly in shades of brown stippled with paler shades to create a mottled appearance, with white spikes along the side of its body and legs. The drawing is signed by Watling, and annotated on the front and the reverse in brown ink. Credits: The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.