Vankampen's Gecko articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: N/E Papua New Guinea (Modderlust), Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Type locality: Modderlust, NW New Guinea.

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Vankampen's gecko (Nactus vankampeni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea.

The specific name, vankampeni, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Pieter Nicolaas van Kampen.^[3]

On the island of New Guinea, N. vankampeni is found in Indonesia and northeastern Papua New Guinea.^[2]

The preferred natural habitat of N. vankampeni is forest.^[1]

N. vankampeni is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Tallowin, O.; Oliver, P. (2015). "Nactus vankampeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T13484111A13484119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13484111A13484119.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nactus vankampeni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nactus vankampeni, p. 272).

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Vankampen's gecko (Nactus vankampeni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea.