Species profile—Nephrurus asper (spiny knob-tailed gecko)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Carphodactylidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=carphodactylidae ) (carphodactylid geckos) → Nephrurus asper (spiny knob-tailed gecko)
Sighting data
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- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=393&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=393&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=393 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
- Family
- Carphodactylidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=carphodactylidae ) (carphodactylid geckos)
- Scientific name
- Nephrurus asper Günther, 1876
- Common name
- spiny knob-tailed gecko
- Type reference
- Günther, A. (1876). Descriptions of new species of reptiles from Australia. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 5, 45-47.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 393
- Alternate name(s)
- rough knob-tailed gecko
rough knob-tail
prickly knob-tailed gecko - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Nephrurus%20asper#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=NEPHRURUS%2BASPER )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=393 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=393 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
