Species Nephrurus levis De Vis, 1886
Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko, Three-lined Knob-tail
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC) ; NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mulga Lands (ML), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, low shrubland, nocturnal, oviparous, tall shrubland, tussock grassland.
General References
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [94] (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 94), in which Cogger listed synonyms)
Storr, G.M. 1963. The gekkonid genus Nephrurus in Western Australia, including a new species and three new sub-species. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 46: 85-90 (taxonomy)
Warburg, M.R. 1966. Water economy of several Australian geckos, agamids, and water skinks. Copeia 1966: 230-235
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Three-lined Knob-tail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |