Nephrurus deleani

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]

Nephrurus deleani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Nephrurus
Species:
N. deleani
Binomial name
Nephrurus deleani
Harvey, 1983

Etymology

The specific name, deleani, is in honor of Australian statistician Steven Delean, who collected the holotype.[2]

Geographic range

N. deleani is found in the Australian state of South Australia.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. deleani is coastal sand dunes.[1]

Reproduction

N. deleani is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  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 deleani, p. 69).
  3. Species Nephrurus deleani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • 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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