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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Nactus Kluge, 1983[1] |
Species
editThe following 35 species are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized subspecies.[2]
- Nactus acutus Kraus, 2005
- Nactus aktites Zug, 2020 – Madang coastal slender-toed gecko
- Nactus allenallisoni Zug, 2020 – Madang slender-toed gecko
- Nactus alotau Zug, 2020 – southern forest slender-toed gecko
- Nactus amplus Zug, 2020 – Louisiade giant slender-toed gecko
- Nactus arceo Zug, 2020 – Morotai slender-toed gecko
- Nactus arfakianus Meyer, 1874 – Arafak slender-toed gecko
- Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885) – Chevert's gecko, southern Cape York nactus
- Nactus chrisaustini Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay pygmy slender-toed gecko
- Nactus coindemirensis Bullock, Arnold & Bloxam, 1985 – lesser night gecko
- Nactus eboracensis (Macleay, 1877)
- Nactus erugatus Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay smooth-tailed slender-toed gecko
- Nactus fredkrausi Zug, 2020 – Kraus's giant slender-toed gecko
- Nactus galgajuga (Ingram, 1978) – Black Mountain gecko, Black Mountain slender-toed gecko
- Nactus grevifer Zug, 2020 – Torricelli slender-toed gecko
- Nactus heteronotus (Boulenger, 1885) – central savanna slender-toed gecko
- Nactus intrudusus Zug, 2020 – Markham slender-toed gecko
- Nactus inundatus Zug, 2020 – Fly River slender-toed gecko
- Nactus kamiali Zug, 2020 – Kamiali slender-toed gecko
- Nactus kunan Fisher & Zug, 2012[3]
- Nactus modicus Zug, 2020 – Louisiade slender-toed gecko
- Nactus multicarinatus (Günther, 1872)
- Nactus nanus Zug, 2020 – dwarf North-coast slender-toed gecko
- Nactus notios Zug, 2020 – southern mountains slender-toed gecko
- Nactus panaeati Zug, 2020 – Panaeati slender-toed gecko
- Nactus papua Zug, 2020 – Papuan slender-toed gecko
- Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858) – pelagic gecko, Pacific slender-toed gecko, rock gecko
- Nactus rainerguentheri Zug, 2020 – Vogelkop slender-toed gecko
- Nactus robertfisheri Zug, 2020 – Bismarcks slender-toed gecko
- Nactus septentrionalis Zug, 2020 – North Coast Papuan slender-toed gecko
- Nactus serpensinsula (Loveridge, 1951) – Serpent Island gecko
- Nactus soniae Arnold & Bour, 2008 - extinct
- Nactus sphaerodactylodes Kraus, 2005
- Nactus undulatus (Kopstein, 1926) – Kei rock gecko
- 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.
References
edit- ^ "Nactus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
Further reading
editKluge AG (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". Copeia 1983 (2): 465–475. (Nactus, new genus).