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(Redirected from Pernatty knob-tail) Species of lizard

Nephrurus deleani
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Nephrurus
Species: N. deleani
Binomial name
Nephrurus deleani
Harvey, 1983

Nephrurus deleani, also known commonly as the acacia knob-tailed gecko, the Pernatty knob-tail, and the Pernatty knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, deleani, is in honor of Australian statistician Steven Delean, who collected the holotype.

Geographic range

N. deleani is found in the Australian state of South Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. deleani is coastal sand dunes.

Reproduction

N. deleani is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Fenner, A.; Hutchinson, M.; McDonald, P.; Robertson, P. (2018). "Nephrurus deleani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T14608A83321848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14608A83321848.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nephrurus deleani, p. 69).
  3. ^ Species Nephrurus deleani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Nephrurus deleani, p. 265).
  • Harvey C (1983). "A new species of Nephrurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from South Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 107 (4): 231–235. (Nephrurus deleani, new species).
  • Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 256 pp. (Nephrurus deleani, 73). (in German).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


Taxon identifiers
Nephrurus deleani


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