Global InformationNephrurus levis information
| Nephrurus levis | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Nephrurus |
| Species: | N. levis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephrurus levis De Vis, 1886
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| Distribution of recorded occurrences of ''N. levis'' | |
Nephrurus levis, commonly known as the three-lined knob-tailed gecko, smooth knob-tailed gecko, or common knob-tailed gecko, is a native Australian gecko species. The smooth knob-tailed gecko is part of the Carphodactylidae family,[2] a family endemic to Australia.[3] A common, alternative, name for this family is barking geckos due loud barks they make during threat displays, which includes swaying their bodies, winding their tail and attacking with an open mouth.[3] There are multiple sub-species of Nephrurus levis, these include N.l. levis, N.l. occidentalis and N.l. pibarenis.[3][4] Its aboriginal name is Illchiljera.[5]
- ^ Shea, G.; Ellis, R.; Wilson, S.; Oliver, P. (2017). "Nephrurus levis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178578A83326068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178578A83326068.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Oliver, P. M.; Bauer, A. M. (2011). "Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): Plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 59 (3): 664–674. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.018. PMID 21421065.
- ^ a b c Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia (4th ed.). Sydney: New Holland.
- ^ Cogger, H. G. (1996). Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia. Port Melbourne: Reeds Books.
- ^ Waite, E. R. (1993). The Reptiles and Amphibians of South Australia. Adelaide: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.