Nactus is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Oceania.[2]
Species
The following 35 species are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized subspecies.[2]
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Nactus acutus Kraus, 2005
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Nactus aktites Zug, 2020 – Madang coastal slender-toed gecko
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Nactus allenallisoni Zug, 2020 – Madang slender-toed gecko
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Nactus alotau Zug, 2020 – southern forest slender-toed gecko
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Nactus amplus Zug, 2020 – Louisiade giant slender-toed gecko
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Nactus arceo Zug, 2020 – Morotai slender-toed gecko
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Nactus arfakianus Meyer, 1874 – Arafak slender-toed gecko
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Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885) – Chevert's gecko, southern Cape York nactus
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Nactus chrisaustini Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay pygmy slender-toed gecko
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Nactus coindemirensis Bullock, Arnold & Bloxam, 1985 – lesser night gecko
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Nactus eboracensis (Macleay, 1877)
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Nactus erugatus Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay smooth-tailed slender-toed gecko
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Nactus fredkrausi Zug, 2020 – Kraus's giant slender-toed gecko
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Nactus galgajuga (Ingram, 1978) – Black Mountain gecko, Black Mountain slender-toed gecko
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Nactus grevifer Zug, 2020 – Torricelli slender-toed gecko
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Nactus heteronotus (Boulenger, 1885) – central savanna slender-toed gecko
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Nactus intrudusus Zug, 2020 – Markham slender-toed gecko
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Nactus inundatus Zug, 2020 – Fly River slender-toed gecko
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Nactus kamiali Zug, 2020 – Kamiali slender-toed gecko
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Nactus kunan Fisher & Zug, 2012[3]
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Nactus modicus Zug, 2020 – Louisiade slender-toed gecko
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Nactus multicarinatus (Günther, 1872)
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Nactus nanus Zug, 2020 – dwarf North-coast slender-toed gecko
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Nactus notios Zug, 2020 – southern mountains slender-toed gecko
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Nactus panaeati Zug, 2020 – Panaeati slender-toed gecko
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Nactus papua Zug, 2020 – Papuan slender-toed gecko
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Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858) – pelagic gecko, Pacific slender-toed gecko, rock gecko
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Nactus rainerguentheri Zug, 2020 – Vogelkop slender-toed gecko
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Nactus robertfisheri Zug, 2020 – Bismarcks slender-toed gecko
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Nactus septentrionalis Zug, 2020 – North Coast Papuan slender-toed gecko
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Nactus serpensinsula (Loveridge, 1951) – Serpent Island gecko
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Nactus soniae Arnold & Bour, 2008 - extinct
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Nactus sphaerodactylodes Kraus, 2005
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Nactus undulatus (Kopstein, 1926) – Kei rock gecko
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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
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^ "Nactus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
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^ a b "Nactus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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^ Dell'Amore, Christine. (April 23, 2012). "New Species: Bumblebee Gecko Strikingly Striped". National Geographic. National Geographic Society. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
