Knob-tailed gecko

The knob-tailed geckos or knob-tails, are a group of species of geckos, all found in the genus Nephrurus.

Description
Lizards of this genus are easily distinguished by their short bodies, large heads, small legs, and short, carrot-shaped tails that often end in a small knob.

Species
The following nine species are recognized as being valid.
Nephrurus amyae  – Centralian rough knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus asper  – rough knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus deleani  – Pernatty knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus laevissimus  – smooth knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus levis  - smooth knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus levis levis  
Nephrurus levis occidentalis  
Nephrurus levis pilbarensis 
Nephrurus sheai  – Kimberley rough knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus stellatus  – stellate knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus vertebralis  – midline knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus wheeleri  – banded knob-tailed gecko
Nephrurus wheeleri cinctus 
Nephrurus wheeleri wheeleri 

The former Nephrurus milii , is now Underwoodisaurus milii  – barking gecko.

References

External links
AROD.com.au
Gekkota.com

Further reading
Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Nephrurus, p. 9).
Günther A (1876). "Descriptions of new species of Reptiles from Australia". Journal des Museum Godeffroy 5 (12): 45-47. (Nephrurus, new genus, p. 46).

Category:Nephrurus
Category:Lizard genera
Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther