Nephrurus amyae
Nephrurus amyae, also known as the centralian rough knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko. It is the largest gecko in the genus Nephrurus, and like all species of Nephrurus is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Nephrurus |
| Species: | N. amyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nephrurus amyae Couper & Gregson, 1994 | |
Etymology
The specific name, amyae, is in honor of Amy Couper, daughter of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper.[1]
Geographic range
N. amyae is found primarily in the central portion of Australia.
Description
N. amyae generally has a brown to reddish color and a small tail with knob on the end.
Exemplars of Nephrurus amyae
References
- 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).
Further reading
- 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, new species, pp. 60–63, Figure 4).
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