Nactus intrudusus ZUG, 2020
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Markham Slender-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Nactus intrudusus ZUG 2020: 47 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Markham River valley, Morobe Province) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Busu River, 8 miles [~12.9 km] north of Lae [−6.7333° 146.9999°]. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. AMNH 95175, adult male, collected by R. G. Zweifel and G. Sluder on 14 August 1964 (Figure 19). Paratypes. All from Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province. Adult females: AMNH 92664, Upper Markham Valley, Umi River (?), 475 m collected by H. M. Van Duesen on 17 November 1959; AMNH 95177, Lae [−6.7333° 146.9999°], collected by R. G. Zweifel on 17 July 1964; AMNH 103243, 7 miles [~11.3 km] (road) north of Lae [~−6.6352 146.9808], collected by R. G. Zweifel on 25 August 1968. Adult male: AMNH 103242, 7 miles [~11.3 km] (road) north of Lae [~−6.6352 146.9808], collected by R. G. Zweifel on 25 August 1968. |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2274 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: see map in Zug 2020: 47 (Fig. 18). |
Etymology | This unique population seemingly intrudes between north coast populations with tuberculate limbs and keeled subcaudal scales, hence the use of the Latin intrudo, intrudusus for “intruder.” The specific name is proposed as a noun in apposition. |
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