Nactus
Nactus is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Oceania.[2]
| Nactus | |
|---|---|
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| pelagic gecko (Nactus pelagicus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Nactus Kluge, 1983[1] |
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized subspecies.[2]
- Nactus acutus Kraus, 2005
- Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885) – Chevert's gecko, southern Cape York nactus
- Nactus coindemirensis Bullock, Arnold & Bloxam, 1985 – lesser night gecko
- Nactus eboracensis (Macleay, 1877)
- Nactus galgajuga (Ingram, 1978) – Black Mountain gecko, Black Mountain slender-toed gecko
- Nactus kunan Fisher & Zug, 2012[3]
- Nactus multicarinatus (Günther, 1872)
- Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858) – pelagic gecko, Pacific slender-toed gecko, rock gecko
- Nactus pelagicus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
- Nactus pelagicus undulatus (Kopstein, 1926)
- Nactus serpensinsula (Loveridge, 1951) – Serpent Island gecko
- Nactus serpensinsula durrellorum Arnold & Jones, 1994
- Nactus serpensinsula serpensinsula (Loveridge, 1951)
- Nactus soniae Arnold & Bour, 2008 - extinct
- Nactus sphaerodactylodes Kraus, 2005
- Nactus vankampeni (Brongersma, 1933) – van Kampen's gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Nactus.
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References
- "Nactus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- "Nactus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Dell'Amore, Christine. (April 23, 2012). "New Species: Bumblebee Gecko Strikingly Striped". National Geographic. National Geographic Society. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
Further reading
Kluge AG (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". Copeia 1983 (2): 465–475. (Nactus, new genus).
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