Nactus kunan FISHER & ZUG, 2012
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Admiralty or Bumble-bee Slender-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Nactus kunan FISHER & ZUG 2012 Nactus kunan — ZUG 2020: 48 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Admiralty Islands: Manus Island) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Manus Island, Sohoniliu Village (2.11296°S 147.14912°E) |
Reproduction | bisexual |
Types | Holotype: USNM 576300, adult female, collected by Robert N. Fisher and villagers from Sohoniliu Village, 26 May 2010. Paratype. Same collection data as holotype PNGNM 25190 (RNF8981), juvenile female. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Nactus kunan sp. nov. is a member of the Nactus pelagicus species group and differs from all other members except N. galgajuga by a pattern of broad alternating dark (black or dark brown) and light bands on neck, trunk, and tail. It differs from N. galgajuga by the golden yellow of its light bands instead of the white bands of N. galgajuga. N. kunan sp. nov. also possesses a unique head pattern among Nactus taxa with a sharply contrasting yellow crown and eyelids on a black background. Additional details (858 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: see map in Zug 2020: 47 (Fig. 18). |
Etymology | The specific name comes from the Tokples people’s (Nali language) term for bumblebee; this is in reference to the striking bicolor yellow and black banding of holotype. Note that the description explicitly says Nactus kunan FISHER & ZUG although the author order is inversed on the paper. |
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