Nephrurus deleani
| Nephrurus deleani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Nephrurus |
| Species: | N. deleani
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephrurus deleani Harvey, 1983
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Nephrurus deleani, also known commonly as the acacia knob-tailed gecko or the Pernatty knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, deleani, is in honor of Australian statistician Steven Delean, who collected the holotype.[2]
References
- ^ a b Fenner, A., Hutchinson, M., McDonald, P. & Robertson, P. 2018. Nephrurus deleani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T14608A83321848. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14608A83321848.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
- ^ 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).
Further reading
Harvey C (1983). "A new species of Nephrurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from South Australia". Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia 107 (4): 231–235. (Nephrurus deleani, new species).
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