Nephrurus amyae
| Nephrurus amyae | |
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| 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. amyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nephrurus amyae Couper & Gregson, 1994 | |
Nephrurus amyae, commonly known as the rough knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko. It is the largest gecko in the genus Nephrurus, and like all species of Nephrurus is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, amyae, is in honor of Amy Couper, daughter of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper.[1]
Geographic range
N. amyae is found primarily in the central portion of Australia.
Description
N. amyae generally has a brown to reddish color and a small tail with knob on the end.
Exemplars of Nephrurus amyae
Source
References
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nephrurus amyae, p. 7).
Further reading
- Couper CJ, Gregson RAM. 1994. "Redescription of Nephrurus asper Günther, and description of N. amyae sp. nov. and N. sheai sp. nov." Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37 (1): 53-67. (Nephrurus amyae, new species, pp. 60-63, Figure 4).
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