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Nactus alotau ZUG, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Southern Forest Slender-toed Gecko 
SynonymNactus alotau ZUG 2020: 64 
DistributionPapua 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 
TypesHolotype. 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. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2963 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: see map in Zug 2020: 53 (Fig. 22), 67 (Fig. 32). 
EtymologyThe specific name derives from the principal mainland town, Alotau, of Milne Bay Province and is used as a noun in apposition. 
References
  • 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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