Least ConcernThorny Devil
Moloch horridus
One of the 6 geckos on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Diplodactylidae
Nephrurus asper
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The rough knob-tailed gecko is a ground-dwelling Australian gecko whose skin is covered in spiny tubercles, with a short, bulbous tail tipped by a knob. When threatened it rises up on all four legs, arches its back, gapes and rocks its body, a display that makes it look far larger than it is.
Size
10 cm – 14 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Rough Knob-tail — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about rough knob-tail.
