Nephrurus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Nephrurus
Species: N. amyae - N. asper - N. deleani - N. laevissimus - N. levis - N. sheai - N. stellatus - N. vertebralis - N. wheeleri
Name

Nephrurus Günther, 1876

References

Couper, P.J.; Gregson, R.A.M. 1994: Redescription of Nephrurus asper Günther, and description of N. amyae sp. nov. and N. sheai sp. nov. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 37(1): 53–67.
Han, D.; Zhou, K.; Bauer, A.M. 2004: Phylogenetic relationships among gekkotan lizards inferred from C-mos nuclear DNA sequences and a new classification of the Gekkota. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 83(3): 353–368. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00393.x
Harvey, C. 1983: A new species of Nephrurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 107(3-4): 231–235. PDF
Oliver, P.M.; Bauer, A.M. 2011: Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 59(3): 664–674. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.018
Russell, A.P.; Bauer, A.M. 1987: Caudal morphology of the knob-tailed geckos, genus Nephrurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with special reference to the tail tip. Australian journal of zoology, 35(6): 541–551. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9870541
Storr, G.M. 1968: Nephrurus stellatus, a new knob-tailed gecko from southern Australia. West Australian naturalist, 10: 180–182. [not seen]
Wermuth, H. 1965: Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten, Berlin, 80(1–22): 1–246. [not seen]

Links

Australian Faunal Directory
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus

Vernacular names
English: knob-tailed geckos

The knob-tailed geckos or knob-tails, are a group of species of geckos, all found in the genus Nephrurus.

Description

Lizards of this genus are easily distinguished by their short bodies, large heads, small legs, and short, carrot-shaped tails that often end in a small knob.
Nephrurus amyae
Species

The following 10 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nephrurus amyae Couper in Couper & Gregson, 1994 – Centralian rough knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus asper Günther, 1876 – rough knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus cinctus Storr, 1963 – northern banded knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus deleani Harvey, 1983 – Pernatty knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus laevissimus Mertens, 1958 – smooth knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus levis De Vis, 1886 - smooth knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus levis levis De Vis, 1886
Nephrurus levis occidentalis Storr, 1963
Nephrurus levis pilbarensis Storr, 1963
Nephrurus sheai Couper in Couper & Gregson, 1994 – Kimberley rough knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus stellatus Storr, 1968 – stellate knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus vertebralis Storr, 1963 – midline knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus wheeleri Loveridge, 1932 – banded knob-tailed gecko[2]

The former Nephrurus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823, is now Underwoodisaurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823) – barking gecko.
As pets

Some species are sold and captive bred as pets such as Nephrurus amyae, Nephrurus asper, Nephrurus cinctus, Nephrurus deleani, Nephrurus laevissimus, Nephrurus levis, Nephrurus vertebralis and Nephrurus wheeleri.
References

"Nephrurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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