Nephrurus stellatus

Nephrurus stellatus
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. 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

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

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

References

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. "Nephrurus stellatus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

Further reading

• Storr GM. 1968. Nephrurus stellatus, a new knob-tailed gecko from southern Australia. Western Australian Naturalist10: 181–182.