Nactus

Nactus
Nactus pelagicus, pelagic gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
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

1. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
2. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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).