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 specific name, sheai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glenn Michael Shea (born 1961).

[2] N. sheai is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia.

[3] The preferred natural habitats of N. sheai are dry caves, rocky areas, and forest.

[1] N. sheai is known to prey upon Lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars), Isoptera (termites), and Gastropoda (land snails).