Nephrurus sheai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Carphodactylidae |
Genus: | Nephrurus |
Species: | N. sheai
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Binomial name | |
Nephrurus sheai
Couper, 1994
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Nephrurus sheai, also known commonly as the Kimberley rough knob-tailed gecko and the northern knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name, sheai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glenn Michael Shea (born 1961). [2]
N. sheai is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of N. sheai are dry caves, rocky areas, and forest. [1]
N. sheai is known to prey upon Lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars), Isoptera (termites), and Gastropoda (land snails). [4]
Nephrurus sheai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Carphodactylidae |
Genus: | Nephrurus |
Species: | N. sheai
|
Binomial name | |
Nephrurus sheai
Couper, 1994
|
Nephrurus sheai, also known commonly as the Kimberley rough knob-tailed gecko and the northern knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name, sheai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glenn Michael Shea (born 1961). [2]
N. sheai is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of N. sheai are dry caves, rocky areas, and forest. [1]
N. sheai is known to prey upon Lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars), Isoptera (termites), and Gastropoda (land snails). [4]