Nactus

Nactus is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Oceania.

Species

The following 35 species are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized subspecies.

• Nactus acutus <small>, 2005</small>
• Nactus aktites <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Madang coastal slender-toed gecko
• Nactus allenallisoni <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Madang slender-toed gecko
• Nactus alotau <small>Zug, 2020</small> – southern forest slender-toed gecko
• Nactus amplus <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Louisiade giant slender-toed gecko
• Nactus arceo <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Morotai slender-toed gecko
• Nactus arfakianus <small>Meyer, 1874</small> – Arafak slender-toed gecko
• Nactus cheverti <small>(Boulenger, 1885)</small> – Chevert's gecko, southern Cape York nactus
• Nactus chrisaustini <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Milne Bay pygmy slender-toed gecko
• Nactus coindemirensis <small>Bullock, & Bloxam, 1985</small> – lesser night gecko
• Nactus eboracensis <small>(Macleay, 1877)</small>
• Nactus erugatus <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Milne Bay smooth-tailed slender-toed gecko
• Nactus fredkrausi <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Kraus's giant slender-toed gecko
• Nactus galgajuga <small>(, 1978)</small> – Black Mountain gecko, Black Mountain slender-toed gecko
• Nactus grevifer <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Torricelli slender-toed gecko
• Nactus heteronotus <small>(Boulenger, 1885)</small> – central savanna slender-toed gecko
• Nactus intrudusus <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Markham slender-toed gecko
• Nactus inundatus <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Fly River slender-toed gecko
• Nactus kamiali <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Kamiali slender-toed gecko
• Nactus kunan <small>Fisher & , 2012</small>
• Nactus modicus <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Louisiade slender-toed gecko
• Nactus multicarinatus <small>(Günther, 1872)</small>
• Nactus nanus <small>Zug, 2020</small> – dwarf North-coast slender-toed gecko
• Nactus notios <small>Zug, 2020</small> – southern mountains slender-toed gecko
• Nactus panaeati <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Panaeati slender-toed gecko
• Nactus papua <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Papuan slender-toed gecko
• Nactus pelagicus <small>(Girard, 1858)</small> – pelagic gecko, Pacific slender-toed gecko, rock gecko
• Nactus rainerguentheri <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Vogelkop slender-toed gecko
• Nactus robertfisheri <small>Zug, 2020</small> – Bismarcks slender-toed gecko
• Nactus septentrionalis <small>Zug, 2020</small> – North Coast Papuan slender-toed gecko
• Nactus serpensinsula <small>(Loveridge, 1951)</small> – Serpent Island gecko
• Nactus soniae <small>Arnold & Bour, 2008</small> - extinct
• Nactus sphaerodactylodes <small>Kraus, 2005</small>
• Nactus undulatus <small>(Kopstein, 1926)</small> – Kei rock gecko
• Nactus vankampeni <small>(Brongersma, 1933)</small> – 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

Further reading

Kluge AG (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". Copeia 1983 (2): 465–475. (Nactus, new genus).