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Nephrurus amyae COUPER, 1994

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Higher TaxaCarphodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Centralian Rough Knob-tail gecko
G: Australischer Knopfschwanzgecko, Grosser Rauer Knopfschwanzgecko 
SynonymNephrurus amyae COUPER in COUPER & GREGSON 1994
Nephrurus amyae — COGGER 2000: 741
Nephrurus amyae — OLIVER & BAUER 2011
Nephrurus amyae — COGGER 2014: 264
Nephrurus amyae — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 101 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory)

Type locality: Winnecke Goldfields, Garden Stn, N of Alice Springs, NT  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMS R104458 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
References
  • Barbora Augstenová, Eleonora Pensabene, Milan Veselý, Lukáš Kratochvíl, Michail Rovatsos 2021. Are Geckos Special in Sex Determination? Independently Evolved Differentiated ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosomes in Carphodactylid Geckos. Genome Biology and Evolution 13 (7) - get paper here
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Chapple, David G.; Reid Tingley, Nicola J. Mitchell, Stewart L. Macdonald, J. Scott Keogh, Glenn M. Shea, Philip Bowles, Neil A. Cox, John C. Z. Woinarski 2019. The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017. CSIRO, 663 pp. DOI: 10.1071/9781486309474 - get paper here
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
  • Couper P J; Gregson R A M 1994. Redescription of Nephrurus asper Gunther, and description of N. amyae sp. nov. and N. sheai sp. nov. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37(1): 53-67 - get paper here
  • Daza, Juan D. and Aaron M. Bauer 2012. Temporal Bones of the Gekkota Support Molecular Relationships within the Pygopodoidea. Journal of Herpetology 46 (3): 381-386. - get paper here
  • Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - get paper here
  • Laube, A. 2007. Erfahrungen bei der Haltung und Vermehrung von Nephrurus amyae COUPER & GREGSON 1994. Sauria 29 (1): 15-21 - get paper here
  • Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Die “Geckos” Australiens. Draco 8 (29): 4-21 - get paper here
  • Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2013. Der grosse raue Knopfschwanzgecko, Nephrurus amyae. Natur und Tier Verlag, 64 pp.
  • Laube, Andreas 2002. Captive Maintenance and Breeding of Some Ground Dwelling Australian Geckos Part III: Nephrurus amyae COUPER, 1994. Gekko 3 (1): 43-48
  • Love, B. 2010. Amphibien und Reptilien fotografieren – mit Stil. Reptilia (Münster) 15 (84): 84-85 - get paper here
  • Schönecker, P. 2007. Biologie, Haltung und Nachzucht des australischen Knopfschwanzgeckos Nephrurus amyae. Draco 8 (29): 39-43 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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