The Serpent Island gecko (''Nactus serpensinsula'') is a species of

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

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 Durrell's night gecko, endemic to the Round Island, was previously treated as a subspecies of Serpent Island gecko. On Mauritius itself, it is only known from fossils.

References

* Arnold EN, Jones CG (1994). "The night geckos of the genus ''Nactus'' in the Mascarene Islands with a description of the population on Round Island". ''Dodo'' 30: 119-131. (''Nactus serpensinsula durrelli'' ic new subspecies). * Loveridge A (1951). "A New Gecko of the Genus ''Gymnodactylus'' from Serpent Island". ''Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington'' 64: 91-92. (''Gymnodactylus serpensinsula'', new species). * Michels JP, Bauer AM (2004). "Some corrections to the scientific names of amphibians and reptiles". ''Bonner Zoologische Beiträge'' 52: 83-94. (''Nactus serpensinsula durrellorum'' ic corrected name). Nactus Reptiles of Mauritius Reptiles described in 1951 Endemic fauna of Mauritius Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{gecko-stub

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