Nactus cheverti
Species of lizard
Nactus cheverti | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Nactus |
Species: | N. cheverti |
Binomial name | |
Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Nactus cheverti, also known commonly as Chevert's gecko, the Fitzroy Island gecko, and the southern Cape York nactus, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, cheverti, refers to the ship Chevert which William John Macleay used on his 1875 expedition to New Guinea.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of N. cheverti is forest.[1]
Reproduction
N. cheverti is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Couper P, Hoskin C, Amey A (2018). "Nactus cheverti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T13483377A13483885. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T13483377A13483885.en. Accesseded on 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Nactus cheverti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nactus cheverti, p. 53).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Gymnodactylus cheverti, new name, pp. 41–42).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
- Zug GR (1998). "Australian populations of the Nactus pelagicus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 (2): 613–626. (Nactus cheverti, new combination).
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