Prickly Knob-tailed Gecko
  Nephrurus asper or N. amyae

This is a large gecko for this group of geckos.

They are approx 105mm in length from snout to vent.

The Prickly knob-tailed gecko has a very short tail and its thought that it can't drop its tail as a defense like other gecko's and skinks.

They have a large head

In Western Australia it is found in the Kimberley region in outcrops, rocky areas and woodlands where it shelters under rocks or in logs and burrows.

Clutches are 2 parchment shelled eggs.

Photographed at the Alice Springs Desert Park in Alice Springs

Come back soon  to see our video of this gecko at the Alice Springs Desert Park

 What does it eat?

Arthropods such as insects, spiders and centipedes.  They may also feed on smaller geckos.

We saw large centipedes at night here at McDonnell ranges in the Northern Territory.

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"Australian Reptiles A Photographic Reference to the Terrestrial Reptiles of Australia" by Stephen K Wilson, David G Knowles.

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