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Starred knob-tailed gecko |
Marvel Loch, Western Australia Photo © Ray Lloyd |
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Nephrurus stellatus | |||||||
Pronunciation | neff-RU-russ | ||||||
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Etymology |
Nephrurus: 'kidney tail'.
stellatus: 'starred'. |
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RangeTwo disjunct populations, with little genetic difference between the two. The Western Australian population is found around Southern Cross in the southern Goldfields. The South Australian population is found from the Eyre Peninsula to the eastern half of the Nullarbor. Found in the following Australian states/territoriesSouth Australia, Western Australia Habitat
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