Species of lizard
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
Further reading
- Storr GM. 1968. Nephrurus stellatus, a new knob-tailed gecko from southern Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 10: 181–182.
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