BANDED KNOB TAILED GECKO
Nephrurus wheeleri cinctus

Description:
Moderate to large Nephrurus with long broad depressed tail. Ground colour from pinkish brown to rich reddish brown, prominently marked with 5 broad dark brown bands on body and tail. Ventral surfaces pale pinkish brown to white. SVL 90mm.

Distribution:
Occurs in the Fortescue River catchment of the Pilbara district,Western Australia.

Habitat:
Warm temperature rocky hills, mesas and slopes, also open stony ground, usually with Triodia hummock grasses or other squat, shady bushes. Shelters in disused burrows and beneath rocks. Forages in open spaces between vegetation at night.