Nactus pelagicus is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is also known as the Pacific slender-toed gecko, pelagic gecko, and rock gecko. It is found from the Kai Islands through New Guinea, Melanesia and into the central Pacific, Micronesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Fiji, Rotuma, Samoa, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Tonga, Queensland in Australia, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.[2]
Nactus pelagicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Nactus |
Species: | N. pelagicus
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Binomial name | |
Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
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Synonyms | |
Cyrtodactylus pelagicus |
References
edit- ^ Zug, G.; Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2018). "Nactus pelagicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T176186A101744263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T176186A101744263.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Nactus pelagicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database