Nactus rainerguentheri ZUG, 2020

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Vogelkop Slender-toed Gecko
Synonym	Nactus rainerguentheri ZUG 2020: 39
Distribution	Papua New Guinea (Wandammen Peninsula: Wondiwoi Mountains) Type locality: near Maja Brook, 550 m above sea level (asl), Wondiwoi Mountains, base of Wandammen Peninsula, 2°57′32′′S 134°37′58′′E, west of Yeretuar, Papua Indonesia
Reproduction
Types	Holotype. ZMB 62760, an adult female, collected by Rainer Günther on 7 May 2000 (Figure 14).
Diagnosis	Definition. A bisexual taxon of geckos (Gekkoni- nae) of moderately small adults (47 mm SVL) with keeled sub- caudals, no postmental scale, few rows (<12) of dorsal tubercles, although with a large number of tubercles (37) in parasagittal row (TubRow), no tubercles on thigh and crus, and no precloa- cal pores in females, unknown in males. Diagnostic summary in Table 8.
Comment	Only known from a single specimen. Distribution: see map in Zug 2020: 39 (Fig. 12).
Etymology	The specific name honors Rainer Günther for his exemplary research into the biology and systematics of New Guinea anurans and for the discovery of this species.
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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