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gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

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Species

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Nactus acutus ''Nactus acutus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ...

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, 2005 *'' Nactus aktites'' Zug, 2020 – Madang coastal slender-toed gecko *'' Nactus allenallisoni'' Zug, 2020 – Madang slender-toed gecko *''

Nactus alotau The southern forest slender-toed gecko (''Nactus alotau'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially ...

'' 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 The Arafak slender-toed gecko (''Nactus arfakianus'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the In ...

'' Meyer, 1874 – Arafak slender-toed gecko *''

Nactus cheverti ''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. Etymology The speci ...

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, 1885) – Chevert's gecko, southern Cape York nactus *''

Nactus chrisaustini The Milne Bay pygmy slender-toed gecko (''Nactus chrisaustini'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), offic ...

'' Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay pygmy slender-toed gecko *''

Nactus coindemirensis The lesser night gecko (''Nactus coindemirensis'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Maur ...

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, Arnold & Bloxam, 1985 – lesser night gecko *''

Nactus eboracensis ''Nactus eboracensis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia and some Torres Strait Islands The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait, a wa ...

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Nactus erugatus The Milne Bay smooth-tailed slender-toed gecko (''Nactus erugatus'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), o ...

'' Zug, 2020 – Milne Bay smooth-tailed slender-toed gecko *''

Nactus fredkrausi The Kraus’s giant slender-toed gecko (''Nactus fredkrausi'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officia ...

'' Zug, 2020 – Kraus's giant slender-toed gecko *''

Nactus galgajuga ''Nactus galgajuga'', also known as the Black Mountain gecko or Black Mountain slender-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Austra ...

'' ( Ingram, 1978) – Black Mountain gecko, Black Mountain slender-toed gecko *''

Nactus grevifer The Torricelli slender-toed gecko (''Nactus grevifer'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the ...

'' Zug, 2020 – Torricelli slender-toed gecko *'' Nactus heteronotus'' (

, 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''

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Zug , neighboring_municipalities = Cham, Baar, Walchwil, Steinhausen, Unterägeri , twintowns = Fürstenfeld (Austria), Kalesija (Bosnia-Herzegowina) Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo r ...

, 2012 *'' 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 The Serpent Island gecko (''Nactus serpensinsula'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Mauritius. The Serpent Island gecko is a monotypic species, it is only found in the Serpent Island of Mauritius. The ...

'' ( Loveridge, 1951) – Serpent Island gecko *'' Nactus soniae'' Arnold & Bour, 2008 -

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*'' Nactus sphaerodactylodes'' Kraus, 2005 *'' Nactus undulatus'' ( Kopstein, 1926) – Kei rock gecko *'' Nactus vankampeni'' ( Brongersma, 1933) – van Kampen's gecko ''

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or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Nactus''.

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