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Nactus inundatus ZUG, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Fly River Slender-toed Gecko 
SynonymNactus inundatus ZUG 2020: 69 
DistributionPapua New Guinea (flood plain of the Fly River north to Lake Murray), likely Indonesia (Papua)

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Emeti [−7.8547° 143.2451°].  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. USNM 325059, adult male, collected by Fred Parker on 1 November 1971 (Figure 34).
Paratypes. Adult males, USNM 195757, 325063, and adult females, USNM 325061–062, 325066, with same collecting data as holotype. 
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CommentDistribution: see map in Zug 2020: 39 (Fig. 12). 
EtymologyThe specific name derives the Latin inundatus in reference to the origin of the species’ landscape development from repeated flooding by the region’s rivers, especially the Fly River. 
References
  • HOSKIN, C. J., DAVIES, A., & ALAND, K. 2024. A new species of Nactus gecko from boulder-pile habitat on Dauan Island, Torres Strait, Australia. Zootaxa 5497(4), 577-590 - get paper here
  • Zug, George R. 2020. Diversity in Pacific Slender-Toed Geckos, Nactus pelagicus Complex (Reptilia: Squamata), of New Guinea and Adjacent Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, (651): x + 92 pages - get paper here
 
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