Common Knob-tailed Lizard

About the Common Knob-tailed Lizard

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, a family endemic to Australia. A common alternative name for this family is "barking geckos" due to the loud barks they make during threat displays, which includes swaying their bodies, winding their tail and attacking with an open mouth. There are multiple sub-species of Nephrurus levis, these include N.l. levis, N.l. occidentalis and N.l. pibarenis. Its various Indigenous names include: Illchilijera from the Arrernte people of central Australia, Wauṟa from the Anangu peoples of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park region in central Australia, Jagajagara in the Ngarluma language from the Pilbara region in Coastal Western Australia, and Tyarla-tyarla from the Wangkangurru people whose traditional lands include parts of the Simpson Desert in South Australia and Queensland.

A robust, medium-sized gecko, with a large, triangular head. It has a short, flattened, carrot shaped like tail, that ends in a knob. This tail can be autotomised to distract... Wikipedia →