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Nephrurus amyae

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Nephrurus amyae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Nephrurus
Species:
N. amyae
Binomial name
Nephrurus amyae
Couper in Couper & Gregson, 1994

Nephrurus amyae, also known commonly as the Centralian rough knob-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. It is the largest gecko in the genus Nephrurus, and like all species of Nephrurus is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

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The specific name, amyae, is in honor of Amy Couper, daughter of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper.[2]

Geographic range

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N. amyae is found primarily in the central portion of Australia (sometimes referred to as Centralia), including in Northern Territory and in extreme eastern Western Australia.[1][3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of N. amyae are desert and rocky areas.[1]

Description

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N. amyae generally has a brown to reddish color and a small tail with a knob on the end. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.5 cm (5.3 in).[4]

Exemplars of Nephrurus amyae

Reproduction

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N. amyae is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cogger, H.; Fenner, A.; Hutchinson, M.; McDonald, P. (2018). "Nephrurus amyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102663586A102663702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102663586A102663702.en. Retrieved 18 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 amyae, p. 7).
  3. ^ a b Species Nephrurus amyae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Couper & Gregson (1994).
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  • Western Australia Museum [1]. Nephrurus amyae [2]. 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2007.

Further reading

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  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Couper CJ, Gregson RAM (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. ("Nephrurus amyae Couper", new species, pp. 60–63, Figure 4).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.