Nephrurus wheeleri

Nephrurus wheeleri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Nephrurus
Species:	N. wheeleri
Binomial name
	Nephrurus wheeleri; Loveridge, 1932

Last updated October 03, 2025

Nephrurus wheeleri, also known commonly as the banded knob-tailed gecko, the southern banded knob-tailed gecko, and Wheeler's knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae.^[2] The species, like all species of Nephrurus, is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, wheeleri, is in honor of American entomologist William Morton Wheeler.^[3]

Geographic range

N. wheeleri is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of N. wheeleri are shrubland and rocky areas.^[1]

Reproduction

N. wheeleri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Doughty, P.; Melville, J.; How, R.; Ford, S.; Sanderson, C.; Craig, M. (2017). "Nephrurus wheeleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T178261A83324444. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178261A83324444.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Species Nephrurus wheeleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nephrurus wheeleri, p. 283).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Nephrurus wheeleri, p. 269).
Loveridge A (1932). "New lizards of the genera Nephrurus and Amphibolurus from Western Australia". Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club13: 31–34. (Nephrurus wheeleri, new species).
Oliver PM, Bauer AM (2011). "Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tailed geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): Plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution59 (3): 664–674.
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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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Doughty, P.; Melville, J.; How, R.; Ford, S.; Sanderson, C.; Craig, M. (2017). "Nephrurus wheeleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T178261A83324444. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178261A83324444.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Nephrurus wheeleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nephrurus wheeleri, p. 283).

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