A preliminary assessment of the Nactus pelagicus species group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in New Guinea and a new species from the Admiralty Islands
Author
Zug, George R.
Author
Fisher, Robert N.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3257
22
37
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.215495
13a27224-9612-412a-a0c2-6e71f2ac59b8
1175-5326
215495
Admiralty Islands
Nactus pelagicus
species group members
Our examination of
Nactus
specimens from the Admiralty Islands identifies two distinct morphotypes. One of them shares characteristics with populations of
Nactus pelagicus
from Oceania. The other morphotype is striking in its color pattern, differing from any other
Nactus
population; this morphotype also possesses a number of differences in scalation and is also genetically very distinctive. It represents a new species.