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Nactus pelagicus

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

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  1. ^ Zug, G.; Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2018). "Nactus pelagicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T176186A101744263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T176186A101744263.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Nactus pelagicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database