Nactus alotau ZUG, 2020
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Southern Forest Slender-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Nactus alotau ZUG 2020: 64 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay west along the south coast to the Central Province) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Alotau, −10.3157° 150.4588°. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. BPBM 15849, adult malecollected by Fred Kraus on 13 August 2002 (Figure 30). Paratypes. Adult females, BPBM 15852, from Halowia, 15.8 km east of Alotau, collected by Fred Kraus on 23 September 2002, LSUMZ 93326, Alotau, Napatana Lodge, collected by Christopher C. Austin on 9 August 2006, MCZ 146097–098, Alotau, collected by Fred S. Parker on 19 October 1974, USNM 159816, Milne Bay, collected by R. M. Roecker on 3 March 1944, and adult males, AMS R124906 from Koea Bule Mission, 10°18′S 150°24′E, near Alotau, collected by G. Mengden on 14 August 1987, BPBM 15663, same data as holotype, 15851 from Halowia, 15.8 km east of Alotau, collected by Fred Kraus on 23 September 2002; all localities in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2963 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: see map in Zug 2020: 53 (Fig. 22), 67 (Fig. 32). |
Etymology | The specific name derives from the principal mainland town, Alotau, of Milne Bay Province and is used as a noun in apposition. |
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