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Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (NE Queensland: from Princess Charlotte Bay south to Cairns region)
Type locality: Fitzroy Island and Endeavour River, Queensland.
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Nactus cheverti

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Nactus cheverti, also known commonly as Chevert's gecko, the Fitzroy Island gecko, and the southern Cape York nactus, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, cheverti, refers to the ship Chevert which William John Macleay used on his 1875 expedition to New Guinea.[3]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

N. cheverti is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Couper P, Hoskin C, Amey A (2018). "Nactus cheverti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T13483377A13483885. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T13483377A13483885.en. Accesseded on 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Nactus cheverti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nactus cheverti, p. 53).
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Nactus cheverti: Brief Summary

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Nactus cheverti, also known commonly as Chevert's gecko, the Fitzroy Island gecko, and the southern Cape York nactus, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.

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