Nactus heteronotus (BOULENGER, 1885)
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Central Savanna Slender-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Gymnodactylus heteronotus BOULENGER 1885: 41 Nactus heteronotus — ZUG 2020: 65 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (coastal savannas of the Central Province and the National Capital Province) Type locality: “Hall Sound” |
Reproduction | Nactus pelagicus is a composite of unisexual [parthenogenetic] and bisexual populations. Note however that Zug and Moon (1995) recognized Nactus pelagicus as the asexual species for the populations in southern Vanuatu and elsewhere in Oceania, and N. multicarinatus for the bisexual species from Vanuatu and the southern Solomon Islands. |
Types | Holotype. AMS R31934 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3855 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Synonymy: this species has been considered as a synonym of N. pelagicus for most of recent history until it was revalidated by Zug 2020. |
Etymology | Boulenger did not explain his choice of heteronotus as a replacement name, presumably different dorsal trunk scales from the Greek heteros (“other,” “different”) and notos (“back”). |
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