HERPADEX
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Basic information
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Nephrurus wheeleri
Southern banded knob-tailed gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySouthern geckos
GenusKnob-tailed geckos
- English name
- Southern banded knob-tailed gecko
- Alternative names
- Banded Knob-tail, Banded Knob-tailed Gecko
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 101 mm
- Body mass
- max 18.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.84 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 40 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–6 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 472S7 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16653 · dryad-v5