''Nactus'' is a

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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. They range from . Geckos are unique among lizards ...

s, lizards in the

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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...

. The genus is

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Species

The following 35

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are recognized as being valid, and some species have recognized

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. *'' Nactus acutus''

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, 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''

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, 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 &

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Nactus modicus The Louisiade slender-toed gecko (''Nactus modicus'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania ...

'' 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 Serpent Island in Mauritius (an island country in the Indian Ocean). The Serpent Island gecko is a monotypic species. ...

'' ( 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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