title: Nephrurus sheai
text: # Nephrurus sheai
  
  Nephrurus sheai, also known commonly as the Kimberley rough knob-tailed gecko and the northern knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, sheai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glenn Michael Shea (born 1961).
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  N. sheai is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of N. sheai are dry caves, rocky areas, and forest.
  
  ## Diet
  
  N. sheai is known to prey upon Lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars), Isoptera (termites), and Gastropoda (land snails).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  N. sheai is oviparous.
  
  