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Nactus intrudusus ZUG, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Markham Slender-toed Gecko 
SynonymNactus intrudusus ZUG 2020: 47 
DistributionPapua 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 
TypesHolotype. 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 
CommentDistribution: see map in Zug 2020: 47 (Fig. 18). 
EtymologyThis 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. 
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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