.::::: Lizards of the World - Gekkota - Nephrurus :::::.
Last update: 26 July, 2003

This genus contains 10 species endemic to Australia. Two of the species are by some authorities considered a seperate genus Underwoodisaurus, this genus is for this time not considered seperate based on the study by Bauer, 1990 untill further written studies shows otherwise. More species should be in the progress of describtion by australian scientists.
Nephrurus Günther, 1876
Anomalurus Fitzinger, 1843 Nomen Nudum
Underwoodisaurus Wermuth, 1965
(Type = Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825)
Nephrurus amyae Couper & Gregson, 1994
 
Distribution: Australia.
Nephrurus asper Günther, 1876
 
Distribution: Australia.
Nephrurus deleani Harvey, 1983
 
Distribution: Australia.
Nephrurus laevissimus Mertens, 1958
 
Distribution: Australia.
Nephrurus levis De Vis, 1886
  • levis De Vis, 1886
    Nephrurus platyurus 1886
  • occidentalis Storr, 1963
    Nephrurus occidentalis Storr, 1963
  • pilbarensis Storr, 1963
    • Nephrurus pilbarensis Storr, 1963
    Distribution: Australia.
    Nephrurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825)
    Cyrtodactylus nilii Gray, 1831
    Gymnodactylus asper     Boulenger, 1913
    Gymnodactylus asper     (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825)
    Gymnodactylus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825)
    Gymnodactylus miliusii Lapsus
    Phyllurus blavieri De Rochebrune, 1884
    Phyllurus milii     Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825
    Underwoodisaurus asper (Boulenger, 1913)
    Underwoodisaurus husbandi     Wells & Wellington, 1984
    Underwoodisaurus milii     (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825)
    Distribution: Australia.
    Nephrurus sheai Couper & Gregson, 1994
     
    Distribution: Australia.
    Nephrurus sphyrurus (Ogilby, 1892)
    Gymnodactylus sphyrurus Ogilby, 1892
    Heteronota walshi Kinghorn, 1931
    Phyllurus sphyrurus     (Ogilby, 1892)
    Phyllurus walshi     (Kinghorn, 1931)
    Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus     (Ogilby, 1892)
    Distribution: Australia.
    Nephrurus stellatus Storr, 1968
     
    Distribution: Australia.
    Nephrurus vertebralis Storr, 1963
     
    Distribution: Australia.
    Nephrurus wheeleri Loveridge, 1932
  • wheeleri Loveridge, 1932
     
  • cinctus Storr, 1963
    • Nephrurus cinctus Storr, 1963
    Distribution: Australia.
    Literature
    Boulenger, G.A. 1913. Description of new Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8)12(72): 563-566.
    Bustard, H.R. 1967. Defensive display behaviour of the Australian gecko Nephrurus asper. Herpetologica, 23(2): 126-129.
    Cogger, H.G. 1983. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. AH & AW Reed Pty Ltd, 660 pp.
    Delean, S. & C. Harvey. 1981. Some observations on the knob-tailed gecko, Nephrurus laevissimus in the wild. Herpetofauna, 13(1): 1-3.
    Delean, S. & C. Harvey. 1984. Notes on the reproduction of Nephrurus deleani (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Trans. Roy. Soc. South Aust., 108(3/4): 221-222.
    Ehmann, H. 1976. Cover photograph - Stellate knobtailed gecko (Nephrurus stellatus). Herpetofauna, 8(2): 22.
    Fitzinger, L.J.F.J. 1843. Systema reptilium. Fasciculus primus, Amblyglossae. Vindobonae, Braumuller et Seidel, Vienna, vi + 106 pp.
    Galliford, M. 1978. A brief study of Nephrurus stellatus in captivity. South Aust. Herp. Group Newsletter, 1978: 1-2.
    Galliford, M. 1981. Notes of the starred knob-tailed gecko, Nephrurus stellatus, caught spotlighting. Herpetofauna, 12(2): 33-34.
    Gow, G. 1979. Notes on the biology of Nephrurus asper Günther 1876. North. Terr. Nat., 1(2): 19-20.
    Greer, A.E. 1989. The Biology & Evolution of Australian Lizards. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited, 264 pp.
    Harvey, C. 1983. A new species of Nephrurus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from South Australia. Trans. Roy. Soc. South Aust., 107(3/4): 231-235.
    Kearney, M. 2001. Postural Thermoregulatory Behavior in the Nocturnal Lizards Christinus marmoratus and Nephrurus milii (Gekkonidae). Herpetol. Rev., 32(1): 11-14.
    Kearney, M. & S. Downes. 1998. Underwoodisaurus milii. Cross Predation. Herpetol. Rev., 29(3): 169.
    Kearney, M., R. Shine, S. Comber & D. Pearson. 2001. Why do Geckos Group? An Analysis of "Social" Aggregations in Two Species of Australian Lizards. Herpetologica, 57(4): 411-422.
    Laube, A. 2001. Captive Maintenance and Breeding of Some Ground Dwelling Australian Geckos. Part I: Nephrurus laevissimus Mertens, 1958 and Nephrurus levis De Vis, 1886. Gekko, 2(1): 30-36.
    Mertens, R. 1958. Neue Eidechsen aus Australien. Senck. biol., 39(1/2): 51-56.
    Peters, U. 1970. Der Dickschwanz-Gecko Gymnodactylus milii (Bory). Aqua. Terra., 6: 190.
    Russell, A.P. 1980. Underwoodisaurus Wermuth 1965, a Junior Synonym of Phyllurus Schinz 1822. J. Herpetol., 14(4): 415-416.
    Rösler, H. 1995. Geckos der Welt. Alle Gattungen. Urania-Verlag, Leipzig, Jena, Berlin, 256 pp.
    Storr, G.M. 1963. The gekkonid genus Nephrurus in Western Australia, including a new species and three new subspecies. J. Roy. Soc. West. Aust., 46(3): 85-90.