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, 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.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, deleani, is in honor of Australian statistician Steven Delean, who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]N. deleani is found in the Australian state of South Australia.[1][3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of N. deleani is coastal sand dunes.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Species Nephrurus deleani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
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