. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 154 Type locality: Yandil, 30 miles NW of Wiluna, Western Australia. Holotype: MCZ 32590. 1963 Nephrurus wheeleh wheeleh Storr. 46: 86; fig. 2 top left. 1963 Nephrurus wheeleri cinctus Storr. Ibid.: 86; fig. 2 middle left. Type locality: Tambrey, Western Australia, (21 °38'S, 117°37'E). Holotype: WAM R4284. Diagnosis: Metatarsals I—IV one and a half or fewer times length of correspon- ding phalanges; phalangeal formulae 2-3-4-4-3 (manus), 2-3-4-4-4 (pes); dorsal pattern of head and nape without three dark bands; postmental scales
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 154 Type locality: Yandil, 30 miles NW of Wiluna, Western Australia. Holotype: MCZ 32590. 1963 Nephrurus wheeleh wheeleh Storr. 46: 86; fig. 2 top left. 1963 Nephrurus wheeleri cinctus Storr. Ibid.: 86; fig. 2 middle left. Type locality: Tambrey, Western Australia, (21 °38'S, 117°37'E). Holotype: WAM R4284. Diagnosis: Metatarsals I—IV one and a half or fewer times length of correspon- ding phalanges; phalangeal formulae 2-3-4-4-3 (manus), 2-3-4-4-4 (pes); dorsal pattern of head and nape without three dark bands; postmental scales enlarged anteriorly; dor- sum covered by conical scales surrounded by conical rosette scales; six or fewer interor- bital scales; vertical series of enlarged, tuberculate preocular scales; tail moderate. (56, 61, 81). Comments: Loveridge's (1932) description and diagnosis are thorough. Nephrurus wheeleri reaches a maximum SVL of 92 mm (Thomson & Hosmer 1963). This species, which resembles N. asper, is found only in the Murchison and Fortescue River districts of Western Austraha (Fig. 59). Nephrurus wheeleri has been recorded from shrubland and open grassland in arid and semi-arid regions where it has a diet similar to that of its congeners (Pianka & Pianka 1976; Cogger et al. 1983).. : Holotype of Nephrurus wheeleri Loveridge, 1932. MCZ 32950. SVL = 87 mm. (Scientific Photography Laboratory, Berkeley). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
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