# Nactus

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***Nactus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [geckos](/source/Gecko), lizards in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Gekkonidae](/source/Gekkonidae). The genus is [endemic](/source/Endemic) to [Oceania](/source/Oceania).[2]

## Species

The following 35 [species](/source/Species) are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized [subspecies](/source/Subspecies).[2]

- *[Nactus acutus](/source/Nactus_acutus)* [Kraus](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Frederick_Kraus), 2005
- *[Nactus aktites](/source/Nactus_aktites)* Zug, 2020 – Madang coastal slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus allenallisoni](/source/Nactus_allenallisoni)* Zug, 2020 – Madang slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus alotau](/source/Nactus_alotau)* Zug, 2020 – southern forest slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus amplus](/source/Nactus_amplus)* Zug, 2020 – Louisiade giant slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus arceo](/source/Nactus_arceo)* Zug, 2020 – Morotai slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus arfakianus](/source/Nactus_arfakianus)* Meyer, 1874 – Arafak slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus cheverti](/source/Nactus_cheverti)* ([Boulenger](/source/George_Albert_Boulenger), 1885) – Chevert's gecko, southern Cape York nactus
- *[Nactus chrisaustini](/source/Nactus_chrisaustini)* Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay pygmy slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus coindemirensis](/source/Nactus_coindemirensis)* [Bullock](/source/David_J._Bullock), [Arnold](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Nicholas_Arnold) & [Bloxam](/source/Quentin_M._C._Bloxam), 1985 – lesser night gecko
- *[Nactus eboracensis](/source/Nactus_eboracensis)* (Macleay, 1877)
- *[Nactus erugatus](/source/Nactus_erugatus)* Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay smooth-tailed slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus fredkrausi](/source/Nactus_fredkrausi)* Zug, 2020 – Kraus's giant slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus galgajuga](/source/Nactus_galgajuga)* ([Ingram](/source/Glen_Joseph_Ingram), 1978) – Black Mountain gecko, Black Mountain slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus grevifer](/source/Nactus_grevifer)* Zug, 2020 – Torricelli slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus heteronotus](/source/Nactus_heteronotus)* ([Boulenger](/source/George_Albert_Boulenger), 1885) – central savanna slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus intrudusus](/source/Nactus_intrudusus)* Zug, 2020 – Markham slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus inundatus](/source/Nactus_inundatus)* Zug, 2020 – Fly River slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus kamiali](/source/Nactus_kamiali)* Zug, 2020 – Kamiali slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus kunan](/source/Nactus_kunan)* [Fisher](/source/Robert_N._Fisher) & [Zug](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robert_Zug), 2012[3]
- *[Nactus modicus](/source/Nactus_modicus)* Zug, 2020 – Louisiade slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus multicarinatus](/source/Nactus_multicarinatus)* ([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1872)
- *[Nactus nanus](/source/Nactus_nanus)* Zug, 2020 – dwarf North-coast slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus notios](/source/Nactus_notios)* Zug, 2020 – southern mountains slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus panaeati](/source/Nactus_panaeati)* Zug, 2020 – Panaeati slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus papua](/source/Nactus_papua)* Zug, 2020 – Papuan slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus pelagicus](/source/Nactus_pelagicus)* ([Girard](/source/Charles_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Girard), 1858) – pelagic gecko, Pacific slender-toed gecko, rock gecko
- *[Nactus rainerguentheri](/source/Nactus_rainerguentheri)* Zug, 2020 – Vogelkop slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus robertfisheri](/source/Nactus_robertfisheri)* Zug, 2020 – Bismarcks slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus septentrionalis](/source/Nactus_septentrionalis)* Zug, 2020 – North Coast Papuan slender-toed gecko
- *[Nactus serpensinsula](/source/Nactus_serpensinsula)* ([Loveridge](/source/Arthur_Loveridge), 1951) – Serpent Island gecko
- *[Nactus soniae](/source/Nactus_soniae)* Arnold & [Bour](/source/Roger_Bour), 2008 - [extinct](/source/Extinct)
- *[Nactus sphaerodactylodes](/source/Nactus_sphaerodactylodes)* Kraus, 2005
- *[Nactus undulatus](/source/Nactus_undulatus)* ([Kopstein](/source/Felix_Kopstein), 1926) – Kei rock gecko
- *[Nactus vankampeni](/source/Nactus_vankampeni)* ([Brongersma](/source/Leo_Brongersma), 1933) – [van Kampen's](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Nicolaas_van_Kampen) gecko

*[Nota bene](/source/Nota_bene)*: A [binomial authority](/source/Binomial_nomenclature) or [trinomial authority](/source/Trinomen) in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than *Nactus*.

## References

1. "*Nactus* ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.

1. "*Nactus* ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

1. Dell'Amore, Christine. (April 23, 2012). ["New Species: Bumblebee Gecko Strikingly Striped"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120426015733/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120423-bumblebee-gecko-new-species-science-papua-new-guinea/). *National Geographic*. National Geographic Society. Archived from [the original](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120423-bumblebee-gecko-new-species-science-papua-new-guinea/) on April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.

## Further reading

[Kluge AG](/source/Arnold_G._Kluge) (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". *Copeia* **1983** (2): 465–475. (*Nactus*, new genus).

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