Nactus nanus ZUG, 2020
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Dwarf North-coast Slender-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Nactus nanus ZUG 2020: 45 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Madang Province: Siar Plantation) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Siar Plantation near Alexishafen [−5.1667° 145.7500°]. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. AMS R124053, adult male, collected by S. Donnellan on 19 March 1987 (Figure 17). Paratypes: AMS R124051, adult female with same collecting data as holotype. |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1926 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | This species is known from only two specimens found amid a large sample of N. allenallisoni. Distribution: see map in Zug 2020: 47 (Fig. 18). |
Etymology | This population has the smallest adults on the northern PNG coast. The Latin nanus is a masculine noun for dwarf and is proposed in recognition of this species’ diminutive size. The specific name is a noun in apposition. |
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