Nephrurus stellatus

Nephrurus stellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria/Lacertilia
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Carphodactylidae
Subfamily: Diplodactylinae
Genus: Nephrurus
Species: N. stellatus
Binomial name
Nephrurus stellatus
Storr, 1968

Nephrurus stellatus is a species of lizard, a gecko in the family Carphodactylidae. N. stellatus is endemic to southern Australia.[1]

Geographic range

N. stellatus is found in the arid regions of the Eyre Peninsula and southern Western Australia.[1]

The holotype was collected near Southern Cross, Western Australia.[1]

Common names

Several common names are applied to this species, including starry knob-tail, stellate knob-tail, and southern knob-tailed gecko.[1]

Taxonomy

The original description of this species was by Glen Milton Storr in 1968.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nephrurus stellatus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

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