Nactus
| Nactus | |
|---|---|
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| Nactus pelagicus, pelagic gecko | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Nactus Kluge, 1983[1] |
Nactus is a genus of geckos endemic to Oceania.[2]
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized subspecies.[2]
- Nactus acutus Kraus, 2005
- Nactus cheverti (Macleay, 1877)
- Nactus coindemirensis Bullock, Arnold & Bloxam, 1985 – Mauritius accidental gecko
- Nactus eboracensis (Macleay, 1877)
- Nactus galgajuga (Ingram, 1978) – Black Mountain gecko
- Nactus kunan Fisher & Zug, 2012[3]
- Nactus multicarinatus (Günther, 1872)
- Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858) – pelagic gecko
- Nactus pelagicus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
- Nactus pelagicus undulatus (Kopstein, 1926)
- Nactus serpensinsula (Loveridge, 1951) – Serpent Island gecko
- Nactus serpensinsula durrelli 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.
References
- ↑ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).