Nephrurus deleani
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Nephrurus |
| Species: | N. deleani
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephrurus deleani , 1983
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Nephrurus deleani, also known commonly as the acacia knob-tailed gecko or the Pernatty knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, deleani, is in honor of Australian statistician Steven Delean, who collected the holotype.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Fenner, A.; Hutchinson, M.; McDonald, P.; Robertson, P. (2018). "Nephrurus deleani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T14608A83321848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14608A83321848.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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 deleani, p. 69).
Further reading[]
(1983). "A new species of Nephrurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from South Australia". Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia 107 (4): 231–235. (Nephrurus deleani, new species).
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