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]
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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. stellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephrurus stellatus Storr, 1968
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Geographic range edit
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 edit
The original description of this species was by Glen Milton Storr in 1968.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Nephrurus stellatus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
Further reading edit
- Storr GM. 1968. Nephrurus stellatus, a new knob-tailed gecko from southern Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 10: 181–182.
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