Nactus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Nactus
Species: N. acutus – N. cheverti – N. coindemirensis – N. eboracensis – N. galgajuga – N. kunan – N. multicarinatus – N. pelagicus – N. serpensinsula – N. soniae – N. sphaerodactylodes – N. vankampeni
Name

Nactus Kluge, 1983
References

Arnold, E.N. & Bour, R. 2008. A new Nactus gecko (Gekkonidae) and a new Leiolopisma skink (Scincidae) from La Réunion, Indian Ocean, based on recent fossil remains and ancient DNA sequence. Zootaxa 1705: 40–50. PDF
Heinicke, M.P., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T.R. & Bauer, A.M. 2010. Molecular Phylogenetics of Pacific Nactus (Squamata: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) and the Diphyly of Australian Species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61(17): 633–646.
Kraus, F. 2005. The genus Nactus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae): a phylogenetic analysis and description of two new species from the Papuan Region. Zootaxa 1061: 1–28.
Zug, G.R. & Fisher, R.N. 2012. A preliminary assessment of the Nactus pelagicus species group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in New Guinea and a new species from the Admiralty Islands. Zootaxa 3257: 22–37. Preview PDF

Vernacular names

Nactus is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Oceania.[2]
Species

The following 35 species are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized subspecies.[2]

Nactus acutus Kraus, 2005
Nactus aktites Zug, 2020 – Madang coastal slender-toed gecko
Nactus allenallisoni Zug, 2020 – Madang slender-toed gecko
Nactus alotau Zug, 2020 – southern forest slender-toed gecko
Nactus amplus Zug, 2020 – Louisiade giant slender-toed gecko
Nactus arceo Zug, 2020 – Morotai slender-toed gecko
Nactus arfakianus Meyer, 1874 – Arafak slender-toed gecko
Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885) – Chevert's gecko, southern Cape York nactus
Nactus chrisaustini Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay pygmy slender-toed gecko
Nactus coindemirensis Bullock, Arnold & Bloxam, 1985 – lesser night gecko
Nactus eboracensis (Macleay, 1877)
Nactus erugatus Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay smooth-tailed slender-toed gecko
Nactus fredkrausi Zug, 2020 – Kraus’s giant slender-toed gecko
Nactus galgajuga (Ingram, 1978) – Black Mountain gecko, Black Mountain slender-toed gecko
Nactus grevifer Zug, 2020 – Torricelli slender-toed gecko
Nactus heteronotus (Boulenger, 1885) – central savanna slender-toed gecko
Nactus intrudusus Zug, 2020 – Markham slender-toed gecko
Nactus inundatus Zug, 2020 – Fly River slender-toed gecko
Nactus kamiali Zug, 2020 – Kamiali slender-toed gecko
Nactus kunan Fisher & Zug, 2012[3]
Nactus modicus Zug, 2020 – Louisiade slender-toed gecko
Nactus multicarinatus (Günther, 1872)
Nactus nanus Zug, 2020 – dwarf North-coast slender-toed gecko
Nactus notios Zug, 2020 – southern mountains slender-toed gecko
Nactus panaeati Zug, 2020 – Panaeati slender-toed gecko
Nactus papua Zug, 2020 – Papuan slender-toed gecko
Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858) – pelagic gecko, Pacific slender-toed gecko, rock gecko
Nactus rainerguentheri Zug, 2020 – Vogelkop slender-toed gecko
Nactus robertfisheri Zug, 2020 – Bismarcks slender-toed gecko
Nactus septentrionalis Zug, 2020 – North Coast Papuan slender-toed gecko
Nactus serpensinsula (Loveridge, 1951) – Serpent Island gecko
Nactus soniae Arnold & Bour, 2008 - extinct
Nactus sphaerodactylodes Kraus, 2005
Nactus undulatus (Kopstein, 1926) – Kei rock gecko
Nactus vankampeni (Brongersma, 1933) – van Kampen's gecko

Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Nactus.
References

"Nactus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
"Nactus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Dell'Amore, Christine. (April 23, 2012). "New Species: Bumblebee Gecko Strikingly Striped". National Geographic. National Geographic Society. Retrieved May 6, 2012.

Further reading
Kluge AG (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". Copeia 1983 (2): 465–475. (Nactus, new genus).