Knob-tailed gecko

The knob-tailed geckos or knob-tails, are a group of species of geckos, all found in the genus Nephrurus.

Knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus amyae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Nephrurus Günther, 1876
Species
10 described species, see article.

Description

Lizards of this genus are easily distinguished by their short bodies, large heads, small legs, and short, carrot-shaped tails that often end in a small knob.

Exemplars of Nephrurus amyae

Species

The following 10 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

• Nephrurus amyae Couper in Couper & Gregson, 1994 – Centralian rough knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus asper Günther, 1876 – rough knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus cinctus Storr, 1963 – northern banded knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus deleani Harvey, 1983 – Pernatty knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus laevissimus Mertens, 1958 – smooth knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus levis De Vis, 1886 - smooth knob-tailed gecko
  • Nephrurus levis levis De Vis, 1886
  • Nephrurus levis occidentalis Storr, 1963
  • Nephrurus levis pilbarensis Storr, 1963
• Nephrurus sheai Couper in Couper & Gregson, 1994 – Kimberley rough knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus stellatus Storr, 1968 – stellate knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus vertebralis Storr, 1963 – midline knob-tailed gecko
• Nephrurus wheeleri Loveridge, 1932 – banded knob-tailed gecko[2]

The former Nephrurus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823, is now Underwoodisaurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823) – barking gecko.

References

1. "Nephrurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. "JCVI.org". Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

External links

• AROD.com.au
• Gekkota.com

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Nephrurus, p. 9).
• Günther A (1876). "Descriptions of new species of Reptiles from Australia". Journal des Museum Godeffroy 5 (12): 45-47. (Nephrurus, new genus, p. 46).