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Nephrurus stellatus

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Nephrurus stellatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Nephrurus
Species:
N. stellatus
Binomial name
Nephrurus stellatus
Storr, 1968

Nephrurus stellatus, also known as the stellate knob-tailed gecko, starry knob-tailed gecko, or southern knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Carphodactylidae. It is endemic to southern Australia.[2]

Geographic range

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N. stellatus is found in the arid regions of the Eyre Peninsula and southern Western Australia.[2]

The holotype was collected near Southern Cross, Western Australia.[2]

Taxonomy

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The original description of this species was by Glen Milton Storr in 1968.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cogger, H.; Oliver, P.; Shea, G. (2017). "Nephrurus stellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178350A83324824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178350A83324824.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nephrurus stellatus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

Further reading

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  • Storr GM. 1968. Nephrurus stellatus, a new knob-tailed gecko from southern Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 10: 181–182.