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Basic information
Nephrurus levis
Common Knob-tailed Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySouthern geckos
GenusKnob-tailed geckos
- English name
- Common Knob-tailed Gecko
- Alternative names
- Common Knob-tailed Lizard, Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko, Three-lined Knob-tail
- Synonyms
- Nephrurus platyurus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 105 mm
- Body mass
- max 24 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 36 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 15.1–26 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–9 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 472RS · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16649 · dryad-v5