Nactus sphaerodactylodes KRAUS, 2005
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Nactus sphaerodactylodes
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Nactus sphaerodactylodes KRAUS 2005 Nactus sphaerodactylodes — PAPENFUSS et al. 2010 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Sudest, Misima, and Woodlark islands) Type locality: Araeda, Sudest Island, 11.43624° S, 153.43008° E, 1-20 m elevation, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BPBM 20764 (field tag FK 9887), adult male, collected by local villagers. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small (SV = 20.4–26.0 mm, mean 24.2 mm) species of Nactus lacking dorsal tubercles; and having granular, largely tricarinate dorsal (Fig. 2) and ventral scales; lamellate, unexpanded subdigital lamellae; 10-13 lamellae under the 4th toe; a single row of scales between the orbit and supralabials; claws lying within four scales; granular postmentals; elongate first infralabials; 4–5 supralabials to center of eye and 6–7 to rictus; 5–7 infralabials; enlarged postnasals; smooth scales on the tail; oval ear opening; relatively broad head (HW/HL = 0.71–0.79); short, broad snout (EN/SV = 0.070–0.086, IN/SV = 0.038–0.049, EN/IN = 1.5–2.1); large eye (EE/SV = 0.085–0.103) and interorbital distance (ID/SV = 0.063–0.083); relatively broad tail (TW/TL = 0.12–0.16); four sternal/xiphisternal ribs; and dark brown dorsal color, usually with scattered, obscure darker and lighter brown punctations and irregular markings, these sometimes coalescing to form obscure, irregular chevrons. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 56 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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