Not able to create react native project with "npx react-native init SampleApp"

I'm trying to create a React Native project by running the below command but getting error message missing ) after argument list

******:ReactNative admin$ npx react-native init SampleApp
**missing ) after argument list**

I'm following the steps mentioned here: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started

Please provide any solution.