Nephrurus wheeleri explained

Nephrurus wheeleri, also known commonly as the banded knob-tailed gecko, the southern banded knob-tailed gecko, and Wheeler's knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae.^[1] The species, like all species of Nephrurus, is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, wheeleri, is in honor of American entomologist William Morton Wheeler.^[2]

Geographic range

N. wheeleri is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of N. wheeleri are shrubland and rocky areas.

Reproduction

N. wheeleri is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (Nephrurus wheeleri, p. 269).
• Loveridge A (1932). "New lizards of the genera Nephrurus and Amphibolurus from Western Australia". Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 13: 31–34. (Nephrurus wheeleri, new species).
• Oliver PM, Bauer AM (2011). "Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tailed geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): Plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 (3): 664–674.
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. [Richard Allen Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]