Nactus modicus ZUG, 2020
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Louisiade Slender-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Nactus modicus ZUG 2020: 57 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province: Louisiade Archipelago: Nimo (Nimowa) Island, Sudest Islands, Rossel (Yela) Island) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Sudest Island, track up Mount Rossel, Point 30, small stream below Camp 2, −11.3543° 154.22315° [Aus66], 640 m. Camp 1, −11.4918° 153.4126°, 127 m asl, along Gesirava River. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. BPBM 19852, adult male, collected by Fred Kraus, F. Malesa, and local collectors on 9 April 2004 (Figure 25). Paratypes. BPBM 19831–832, 19837–838, adult females from Sudest Island, Araeda, −11.4362° 153.4301°, 0 m asl, collected by Fred Kraus on 10 April 2004, and BPBM 19834, locality as preceding male paratypes, and 19853–854, adult males with the same collecting data as the holotype. |
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Comment | Distribution: see map in Zug 2020: 53 (Fig. 22). |
Etymology | The Latin adjective modicus refers to “moderate,” “medium,” or “average” and is proposed for these populations that represent the size range of many New Guinea populations. |
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