Biology:Nactus pelagicus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Nactus pelagicus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Nactus
Species:
N. pelagicus
Binomial name
Nactus pelagicus
(Girard, 1858)
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Synonyms

Cyrtodactylus pelagicus
Gymnodactylus arnouxii
Gymnodactylus pelagicus
Heteronota pelagica
Nactus arnouxii

Nactus pelagicus is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is also known as the Pacific slender-toed gecko, pelagic gecko, and rock gecko. It is found from the Kai Islands through New Guinea, Melanesia and into the central Pacific, Micronesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Fiji, Rotuma, Samoa, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Tonga, Queensland in Australia , Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5091251 entry