Biology:Nephrurus stellatus

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Short description: Species of lizard


Nephrurus stellatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Nephrurus
Species:
N. stellatus
Binomial name
Nephrurus stellatus
Storr, 1968

Nephrurus stellatus, also known as the stellate knob-tailed gecko, starry knob-tailed gecko, or southern knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Carphodactylidae. It is endemic to southern Australia .[2]

Geographic range

N. stellatus is found in the arid regions of the Eyre Peninsula and southern Western Australia.[2]

The holotype was collected near Southern Cross, Western Australia.[2]

Taxonomy

The original description of this species was by Glen Milton Storr in 1968.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Storr GM. 1968. Nephrurus stellatus, a new knob-tailed gecko from southern Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 10: 181–182.

Wikidata ☰ Q3020851 entry