Nephrurus deleani

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| name = Nephrurus deleani

| image = Nephrurus deleani 124560317.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Fenner, A. |author-link=species:Aaron L. Fenner |author2=Hutchinson, M. |author2-link=species:Mark Norman Hutchinson |author3=McDonald, P. |author3-link=species:Peter J. McDonald |author4=Robertson, P. |author4-link=species:Peter Robertson |date=2018 |title=Nephrurus deleani |volume=2018 |page=e.T14608A83321848 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14608A83321848.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| genus = Nephrurus

| species = deleani

| authority = Harvey, 1983

| synonyms =

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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.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

N. deleani is found in the Australian state of South Australia.

Habitat

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

Reproduction

N. deleani is oviparous.{{EMBL species|genus=Nephrurus|species=deleani}} www.reptile-database.org.

References

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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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Category:Geckos of Australia

Category:Nephrurus

Category:Reptiles described in 1983

Category:Taxa named by Chris Harvey (herpetologist)

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Reptiles of South Australia

Category:Gawler bioregion

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