Nactus is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Oceania.[2]
Nactus | |
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pelagic gecko (Nactus pelagicus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: | Nactus Kluge, 1983[1] |
The following 35 species are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized subspecies.[2]
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.
Kluge AG (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". Copeia 1983 (2): 465–475. (Nactus, new genus).