Nephrurus amyae

Nephrurus amyae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Nephrurus
Species:	N. amyae
Binomial name
Nephrurus amyae Couper in Couper & Gregson, 1994

Nephrurus amyae, also known commonly as the Centralian rough knob-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. It is the largest gecko in the genus Nephrurus , and like all species of Nephrurus is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, amyae, is in honor of Amy Couper, daughter of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper. ^[2]

Geographic range

N. amyae is found primarily in the central portion of Australia (sometimes referred to as Centralia), including in Northern Territory and in extreme eastern Western Australia. ^{[1] [3]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of N. amyae are desert and rocky areas. ^[1]

Description

N. amyae generally has a brown to reddish color and a small tail with a knob on the end. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.5 cm (5.3 in). ^[4]

Exemplars of Nephrurus amyae

Reproduction

N. amyae is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Cogger, H.; Fenner, A.; Hutchinson, M.; McDonald, P. (2018). "Nephrurus amyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T102663586A102663702. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102663586A102663702.en . Retrieved 18 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 amyae, p. 7).
3. Species Nephrurus amyae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
4. Couper & Gregson (1994).

External links

• Western Australia Museum . Nephrurus amyae . 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2007.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN   978-0643100350.
• Couper CJ, Gregson RAM (1994). "Redescription of Nephrurus asper Günther, and description of N. amyae sp. nov. and N. sheai sp. nov." Memoirs of the Queensland Museum37 (1): 53–67. ("Nephrurus amyae Couper", new species, pp. 60–63, Figure 4).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN   978-1921517280.