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Nephrurus stellatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Nephrurus
Species:	N. stellatus
Binomial name
Nephrurus stellatus Storr, 1968

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.

Geographic range

N. stellatus is found in the arid regions of the Eyre Peninsula and southern Western Australia.

The holotype was collected near Southern Cross, Western Australia.

Taxonomy

The original description of this species was by Glen Milton Storr in 1968.

References

1. Cogger, H.; Oliver, P.; Shea, G. (2017). "Nephrurus stellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178350A83324824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178350A83324824.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ "Nephrurus stellatus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

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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