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Fisher & Zug
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(
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)
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.
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576300, adult female from
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, Admiralty Islands, Manus Island, Sohoniliu Village [
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], collected by Robert N. Fisher and villagers from Sohoniliu Village,
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<date id="FF82107AFFE1D008FB6BF999DF3DF9AD" box="[1246,1399,1589,1614]" pageId="4" pageNumber="26" value="2010-05-26">26 May 2010</date>
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.
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. Same collection data as
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25190 (RNF8981), juvenile female.
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.
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE1D008FEFDF92EDBAAF979" box="[328,480,1665,1689]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">Nactus kunan</emphasis>
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is a member of the
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE1D008FCA8F92ED997F979" box="[797,989,1665,1689]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
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species group and differs from all other members except
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE1D008FEE1F90ADBAFF95D" box="[340,485,1701,1725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
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by a pattern of broad alternating dark (black or dark brown) and light bands on neck, trunk, and tail. It differs from
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE1D008FE52F966D830F901" box="[487,634,1737,1761]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
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by the golden yellow of its light bands instead of the white bands of
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE1D008FA37F966DB43F8E5" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE1D008FEADF942DB34F8E5" box="[280,382,1773,1797]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">N. kunan</emphasis>
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also possesses a unique head pattern among
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE1D008FC52F942DE7FF8E5" box="[999,1077,1774,1797]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">Nactus</emphasis>
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taxa with a sharply contrasting yellow crown and eyelids on a black background.
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<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE1D008FF72F899DB61F801" blockId="4.[151,1437,1553,2017]" pageId="4" pageNumber="26">
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Description of
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.
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An adult female,
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SVL,
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tail length (~
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regenerated),
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<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE1D008FD2DF8F5D8A5F891" box="[664,751,1881,1905]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.9" pageId="4" pageNumber="26" unit="mm" value="9.9">9.9 mm</quantity>
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JawW,
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<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE1D008FCFCF8F5D9EBF891" box="[841,929,1881,1905]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.3" pageId="4" pageNumber="26" unit="mm" value="6.3">6.3 mm</quantity>
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HeadH,
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<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE1D008FBB2F8F5DE14F891" box="[1031,1118,1881,1905]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8" pageId="4" pageNumber="26" unit="mm" value="3.8">3.8 mm</quantity>
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EyeD,
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<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE1D008FB00F8F5DF46F891" box="[1205,1292,1881,1905]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.1" pageId="4" pageNumber="26" unit="mm" value="5.1">5.1 mm</quantity>
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NarEye,
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<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE1D008FACCF8F5DA89F875" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.4" pageId="4" pageNumber="26" unit="mm" value="4.4">4.4 mm</quantity>
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Interorb, 2.0 mm SnW. Body proportions, 42% TrunkL/SVL, 40% SnForel, 26% HeadL/SVL, 18% JawW/ SVL, 67% JawW/HeadL, 4% EyeD/SVL, 14% EyeD/HeadL, 35% NarEye/HeadL, 30% Interorb/HeadL, 14% SnW/HeadL.
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE0D009FF22FB1BDB46FB2C" bold="true" box="[151,268,1207,1230]" pageId="5" pageNumber="27">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE0D009FEACFB14DBEEFB2D" box="[281,420,1207,1229]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="27">Nactus kunan</emphasis>
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of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. A. dorsal aspect of whole body of the holotype USNM 576300; B, dorsal aspect of head of holotype; C, dorsal view of the juvenile and paratype PNGNM 25190 (RNF8981).
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||
</paragraph>
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||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE0D009FF22FAC4DF74F805" blockId="5.[151,1436,1384,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="27">
|
||
Head scales small and granular except for enlarged scales bordering nares and mouth. Large horizontal rectangular rostral scale with a slight middorsal notch, cleft on midline of middorsal half and distinctly depressed on its midposterior two-thirds; five large supralabials (left and right, Suplab) and four infralabials (left and right, Inflab) in front of anterior edge of orbit, first supra- and infralabials largest of respective series. Nasal scale contacts first supralabial, rostral, supranasal, and posteriorly four granular loreal scales, dorsalmost one largest. Supranasals moderate sized separated on midline by four granular scales contacting rostral. Scales on outer edge of eyelid slightly enlarged forming low crenate border.
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||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE0D009FD29F9ECD898F9B8" box="[668,722,1600,1624]" name="China" pageId="5" pageNumber="27">Chin</collectingCountry>
|
||
with large trapezoidal mental and no postmentals (PostM = 0). Dorsum of neck and trunk with numerous rows of enlarged tubercles from nape unto tail; on trunk rows reach ventrolaterally to edge of venter, 17 entire rows (DorsTub), and only to mid-laterally on neck; tubercles in each row usually separated by single granular scale yielding 47 tubercles per row (TUBROW); 8 rows transversely between hindlimbs (TubHip). Few scattered tubercles on dorsal half of forelimb; hindlimb with numerous tubercles (Tub- Hindl = 2), and tubercles abundant fore and aft (TubDens = 1). Base of tail with tubercle rows dorsally, laterally, and slightly overlapping onto ventral surface. Tail nearly totally regenerated and regenerated portion covered with uniform small keeled scales (Subcaud = 0). Pair of cloacal spurs (CloacS) on right, none on left; distal edge truncate (CST = 0). Ventral scales from chin to vent small, granular and unicarinate or tricarinate. Forefoot with narrow digits, their lengths 2≈3≈4>1≈5; 18 lamellae beneath fourth digit (4FingLm), 4 scale rows between lamellae at base of first and fifth fingers (Palm). Hindfoot with narrow digits, their lengths 3≈4>5>2>1; 20 lamellae beneath fourth digit (4ToeLm); lamellae of first digit extend onto sole of foot to its heel as row of greatly enlarged scales.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF436632FFE3D00AFF22FF34DFD6FF4E" box="[151,1436,152,174]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
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||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF22FF34DFD6FF4E" blockId="6.[151,1436,152,418]" box="[151,1436,152,174]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
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||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF22FF34DB4EFF4D" bold="true" box="[151,260,152,173]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
|
||
Summary of variation in select mensural characters in adult samples of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFBB6FF35DEFBFF4E" box="[1027,1201,152,174]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFBB6FF35DEFBFF4E" box="[1027,1201,152,174]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species group. Mean ±
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF22FF16DFD6FF2F" blockId="6.[151,1436,152,418]" box="[151,1436,186,208]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
1 standard deviation, range, and statistically significant dimorphism * (Student’s t
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFC55FF17D9A7FF30" box="[992,1005,187,208]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">p</emphasis>
|
||
0.0 5); sample size in brackets; SVL &
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF22FF71DB61FF13" blockId="6.[151,1436,152,418]" box="[151,299,221,243]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">HeadL in mm.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFEBCDFCEFEC7" blockId="6.[151,1436,152,418]" box="[159,1412,272,295]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFEBCDFCEFEC7" bold="true" box="[159,1412,272,295]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">TAXON SVL TRUNKL/SVL SNFOREL/SVL HEADW/HEADL EYED/HEADL SNW/HEADL</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFE97DBF8FEB0" blockId="6.[151,1436,152,418]" box="[159,434,314,336]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF2AFE97DB07FEB0" box="[159,333,314,336]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFE97DB07FEB0" box="[159,333,314,336]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE3D00AFED5FE96DBCFFEB0" box="[352,389,314,336]" name="Fiji" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Fiji</collectingCountry>
|
||
Ids)
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFECFDF04FE42" blockId="6.[151,1436,152,418]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">females [27] 58.5±6.61 0.42±0.029 0.41±0.020 0.68±0.047 0.28±0.025 0.15±0.011 48.0–70.0 0.34–0.46 0.37–0.44 0.59–0.75 0.23–0.33 0.12–0.17</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFE4CDBBDFE15" blockId="6.[159,1372,479,584]" box="[159,503,479,501]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF2AFE4CDBBDFE15" authority="Admiralty Ids." authorityName="Admiralty Ids." box="[159,503,479,501]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFE4CDB07FE15" box="[159,333,479,501]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
(Admiralty Ids.)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFDA4DF04FDA7" blockId="6.[159,1372,479,584]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">females [21] 56.6±2.90 0.38±0.032 0.42±0.010 0.70±0.056 0.23±0.032 0.15±0.008 49.1–61.1 0.32–0.42 0.37–0.46 0.57–0.78 0.17–0.29 0.13–0.17</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFD29D849FD7A" blockId="6.[159,1301,644,708]" box="[159,515,644,666]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF2AFD29DB60FD7A" box="[159,298,644,666]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFD29DB60FD7A" box="[159,298,644,666]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFE85FD29DBCAFD7A" bold="true" box="[304,384,645,666]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE3D00AFE85FD29DBCAFD7A" box="[304,384,645,666]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(Manus Isl.)
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFD02DF5FFD23" blockId="6.[159,1301,644,708]" box="[159,1301,686,708]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">females [1] 56.6 0.42 0.40 0.69 0.26 0.14</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFCAEDB8CFCF6" blockId="6.[159,1372,768,873]" box="[159,454,768,791]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF2AFCAEDB8CFCF6" authority="(Australia)" baseAuthorityName="Australia" box="[159,454,768,791]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFCAEDB19FCF6" box="[159,339,768,791]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE3D00AFEEAFCACDBF5FCF6" box="[351,447,768,790]" name="Australia" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFC86DF04FC89" blockId="6.[159,1372,768,873]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
adults [5] 47.5±2.07 0.42±0.039 0.43±0.039 0.66±0.021 0.29±0.024 0.16±0.008 (
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D3AFD33FFE3D00AFF13FCF8DB41FC89" box="[166,267,851,873]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" type="female">4 females</specimenCount>
|
||
) 44.3–50.0 0.37–0.49 0.42–0.45 0.62–0.68 0.24–0.31 0.15–0.17
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFC0BDB93FC5C" blockId="6.[159,1372,934,1121]" box="[159,473,934,956]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF2AFC0BDB93FC5C" authority="(Australia)" baseAuthorityName="Australia" box="[159,473,934,956]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eboracensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFC0BDB2FFC5C" box="[159,357,934,956]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus eboracensis</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE3D00AFEC4FC0ADB9BFC5C" box="[369,465,934,956]" name="Australia" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFC63DF04FB81" blockId="6.[159,1372,934,1121]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">females [25] 47.9±4.08* 0.42±0.019 0.40±0.019 0.69±0.049* 0.27±0.023 0.15±0.013 41.1–56.7 0.37–0.46 0.38–0.44 0.63–0.82 0.22–0.30 0.12–0.18 males [34] 45.8±3.70* 0.41±0.028 0.42±0.029 0.67±0.033* 0.27±0.021 0.16±0.014 37.9±53.5 0.34–0.45 0.34–0.50 0.61–0.75 0.22–0.31 0.12–0.17</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFB33DBA3FB54" blockId="6.[159,1372,1182,1369]" box="[159,489,1182,1204]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF2AFB33DBA3FB54" authority="(Vanuatu)" baseAuthorityName="Vanuatu" box="[159,489,1182,1204]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="multicarinatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFB33DB35FB54" box="[159,383,1182,1204]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus multicarinatus</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE3D00AFE39FB32DBA8FB54" box="[396,482,1182,1204]" name="Vanuatu" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Vanuatu</collectingCountry>
|
||
)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFB6BDB9EFA4E" blockId="6.[159,1372,1182,1369]" lastBlockId="6.[159,1372,1430,1619]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
females [35] 53.7±3.79 0.41±0.030 0.42±0.024 0.70±0.028 0.26±0.030 0.15±0.012 46.7–59.8 0.37–0.49 0.38–0.47 0.65–0.76 0.22–0.33 0.12–0.18 males [26] 51.8±3.52 0.40±0.020 0.41±0.020 0.70±0.030 0.26±0.032 0.15±0.010 45.6–58.2 0.37–0.43 0.37–0.44 0.65–0.75 0.22–0.33 0.13–0.18
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF2AFA36DB48FA4F" box="[159,258,1434,1455]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF2AFA36DAAFFA4F" box="[159,229,1434,1455]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Nactus</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
1 (Madang Province)
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF2AFA6EDF04F9B3" blockId="6.[159,1372,1430,1619]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">females [27] 57.5±4.43* 0.41±0.005 0.40±0.020 0.66±0.056 0.13±0.013 0.15±0.016 47.0–64.3 0.35–0.46 0.37–0.44 0.47–0.73 0.10–0.16 0.09–0.17 males [24] 53.5±3.83* 0.40±0.022 0.41±0.021 0.66±0.048 0.14±0.012 0.15±0.013 48.2–61.0 0.34–0.44 0.38–0.46 0.56–0.74 0.12–0.16 0.13–0.18</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00AFF22F9D8D81CF92A" blockId="6.[151,1436,1652,1738]" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
1 Three
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFF51F9D4DBDBF96D" box="[228,401,1655,1677]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFF51F9D4DBDBF96D" box="[228,401,1655,1677]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
group morphotypes occur in the coastal lowlands of Madang Province. We selected the most abundant morphotype for comparison with the Admiralty Islands’ populations. The selected morphotype displays sexual dimorphism in SVL, TrunkL, SnForel, HeadL, and PmLab.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE3D00BFF72F954D97CFE84" blockId="6.[151,1436,1783,2023]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">
|
||
In life,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE3D00AFEADF954DB37F8EF" box="[280,381,1783,1807]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE3D00AFEADF954DB37F8EF" box="[280,381,1783,1807]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">N. kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is a strikingly bright gecko of alternating yellow and black on the dorsum and sides (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13072A3FFFE3D00AFA80F95BDF3EF8EF" box="[1333,1396,1783,1807]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1207,1230]" captionTargetBox="[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 1. Nactus kunan sp. nov. of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. A. dorsal aspect of whole body of the holotype USNM 576300; B, dorsal aspect of head of holotype; C, dorsal view of the juvenile and paratype PNGNM 25190 (RNF 8981)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215496/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
A). Dorsal surface of head predominantly yellow from tip of snout to first black transverse bar on nape. Various sized black markings on dorsal surface of head: small, longitudinal one over supranasal suture, small round one on midline in middle of snout, narrow interorbital bar at anterior end of orbit, small, ill-defined marks on crown, and small white scarred area on parietal area (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13072A3FFFE3D00AFD9EF82BD821F87F" box="[555,619,1927,1951]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1207,1230]" captionTargetBox="[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 1. Nactus kunan sp. nov. of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. A. dorsal aspect of whole body of the holotype USNM 576300; B, dorsal aspect of head of holotype; C, dorsal view of the juvenile and paratype PNGNM 25190 (RNF 8981)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215496/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="28">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
B). Black, irregular edged stripe from nares above ear-opening to groin; dorsally bordered by narrow, clear yellow postocular stripe ending at posterior end of head. Upper and lower lips with alternating bars of black and yellow; yellow ones about half width of black ones and centered on interlabial sutures of both upper and lower lips. Neck and trunk with six black transverse bars at nape, mid neck, three on trunk, and sacral one, clefted by yellow on dorsal midline; neck and trunk bars extending ventrally, nearly to venter. Black bars become bands encircling tail (based on
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFD7EFF4CD97DFF18" box="[715,823,224,248]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13072A3FFFE2D00BFCF0FF73D9CEFF17" box="[837,900,223,247]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1207,1230]" captionTargetBox="[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 1. Nactus kunan sp. nov. of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. A. dorsal aspect of whole body of the holotype USNM 576300; B, dorsal aspect of head of holotype; C, dorsal view of the juvenile and paratype PNGNM 25190 (RNF 8981)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215496/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
C), holotype’s tail largely regenerated with only the black band at base); yellow interspaces on trunk about two-thirds width of black on trunk and less than half on tail. Dorsally fore- and hindlimbs also yellow and black, transverse barring better developed on hindlimbs. Venter, including limbs, is dusky brown from chin onto base of tail.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FEDCDE5FFE67" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" box="[199,1045,367,391]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">In preservative, yellow color is brownish white; pattern as described above.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FE3FD8A3FE17" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF72FE3FDB13FE4C" bold="true" box="[199,345,403,428]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Description.</emphasis>
|
||
A moderate-sized
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFD8CFE39D8CDFE4C" box="[569,647,405,428]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFD8CFE39D8CDFE4C" box="[569,647,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Nactus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with body proportions of two individuals: 42% TrunkL/SVL, 40% SnForel, 26% HeadL/SVL, 18% JawW/SVL, 67% JawW/HeadL, 4% EyeD/SVL, 14% EyeD/HeadL, 35% Nar- Eye/HeadL, 30% Interorb/HeadL, 14% SnW/HeadL.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FDAFDEA3FD67" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFF48FDA8DB14FDFC" box="[253,350,516,540]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
differs little from
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFD89FDAFD8EBFDFB" box="[572,673,515,539]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
. It possesses 4 Suplab and 3 Inflab, 16 Dorstub, 45 TubRow, 23 HindfL, and 6 Palm. Both specimens are females and lack preanal and femoral pores.
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFBD4FD84DE89FDA0" box="[1121,1219,552,576]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
is reproductively a subadult. The yellow color of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFDA0FDE7D83DFD83" box="[533,631,587,611]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
was a muted grayish white in
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFC65FDE0DE7BFD84" box="[976,1073,588,612]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
when alive. We tentatively suggest an ontogenetic color shift at maturation and suspect no sexual dimorphic differences in adults.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C3266531FFE2D00BFF72FD3FDF24FD2F" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FD3FDF24FD2F" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF72FD3FDB2AFD4C" bold="true" box="[199,352,659,684]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Distribution.</emphasis>
|
||
Presently known only from Sohoniliu Village, Manus Island of the Admiralty Archipelago.
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE2D00BFF22FD14DB38FD2F" box="[151,370,695,719]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
. Probably widespread in the highlands of Manus Island where forest patches remain intact.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C3266531FFE2D004FF72FD70D81CF945" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FD70DE57FCF7" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF72FD70DB04FD14" bold="true" box="[199,334,732,756]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
The specific name comes from the Tokples people’s (Nali language) term for bumblebee; this is in reference to the striking bicolor yellow and black banding of
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFCF1FD53D9ECFCF7" box="[836,934,767,791]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13072A3FFFE2D00BFC03FD53D9BFFCF7" box="[950,1013,767,791]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1207,1230]" captionTargetBox="[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[247,1340,195,1183]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 1. Nactus kunan sp. nov. of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. A. dorsal aspect of whole body of the holotype USNM 576300; B, dorsal aspect of head of holotype; C, dorsal view of the juvenile and paratype PNGNM 25190 (RNF 8981)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215496/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
A).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FC8BDE62FB2C" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF72FC8BDBB1FCA0" bold="true" box="[199,507,807,832]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Comparison to other taxa</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFDBFFC84D8E9FCDF" box="[522,675,807,831]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFDBFFC84D8E9FCDF" box="[522,675,807,831]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Nactus kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFD1EFC84D94FFCA0" bold="true" box="[683,773,808,832]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFD1EFC84D94FFCA0" box="[683,773,808,832]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
was compared to other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFBA6FC84DE9EFCDF" box="[1043,1236,807,831]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFBA6FC84DE9EFCDF" box="[1043,1236,807,831]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
complex individuals (
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6BE0301FFE2D00BFF67FCE7DB79FC83" box="[210,307,843,867]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="6.[151,235,152,173]" captionText="TABLE 2. Summary of variation in select mensural characters in adult samples of the Nactus pelagicus species group. Mean ±" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Tables 2</tableCitation>
|
||
,
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6BE0301FFE2D00BFE8BFCE7DB06FC83" box="[318,332,843,867]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,237,152,173]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,318,1582]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="TABLE 3. Summary of variation in select meristic characters in adult samples of the Nactus pelagicus species group. Median ± 1 standard deviation, range, and statistically significant dimorphism * (Student’s t p 0.05); sample size in brackets. TAXON SUPLAB POSTM DORSTUB TUBROW FOREFLM HINDFLM Nactus pelagicus (Fiji Ids)" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF436632FFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" tableUuid="DF436632FFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA">3</tableCitation>
|
||
) from Manus and Los Negros Islands in the Admiralty Archipelago, the dominant (most abundant)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFF22FCDCDB6FFC67" box="[151,293,879,903]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF22FCDCDB6FFC67" box="[151,293,879,903]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
group member on the adjacent mainland (Madang Province),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFC43FCDCDEF7FC67" box="[1014,1213,879,903]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="multicarinatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFC43FCDCDEF7FC67" box="[1014,1213,879,903]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. multicarinatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE2D00BFAB2FCDCDF2CFC67" box="[1287,1382,880,903]" name="Vanuatu" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Vanuatu</collectingCountry>
|
||
, and two species (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFE9BFC38DB9DFC4B" box="[302,471,915,939]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eboracensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFE9BFC38DB9DFC4B" box="[302,471,915,939]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. eboracensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFE52FC38D836FC4B" box="[487,636,915,939]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFE52FC38D836FC4B" box="[487,636,915,939]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE2D00BFD7AFC3FD973FC4B" box="[719,825,915,939]" name="Australia" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
. Presently, except for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFB8CFC38DE87FC4B" box="[1081,1229,915,939]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFB8CFC38DE87FC4B" box="[1081,1229,915,939]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFABCFC38DF3AFC4B" box="[1289,1392,915,939]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFABCFC38DF3AFC4B" box="[1289,1392,915,939]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFACFFC38DA82FC30" bold="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFACFFC38DA82FC30" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, all known species, undescribed ones as well, of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFCA1FC14D999FC2F" box="[788,979,951,975]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFCA1FC14D999FC2F" box="[788,979,951,975]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFBBCFC1BDEDAFC2F" box="[1033,1168,951,975]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vankampeni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFBBCFC1BDEDAFC2F" box="[1033,1168,951,975]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">vankampeni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
groups have a brown to medium-dark brown ground color with dark brown bars on the dorsum from head to tail.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFB05FC70DF0CFC13" box="[1200,1350,987,1011]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFB05FC70DF0CFC13" box="[1200,1350,987,1011]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFA37FC70DA91FBF7" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFA37FC70DA91FBF7" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFF57FBACDB76FBF8" box="[226,316,1024,1048]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF57FBACDB76FBF8" bold="true" box="[226,316,1024,1048]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
are transversely banded in dark and light colors. The dark color is black in both taxa; the light color is white in the former and yellow in the latter.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFD2EFB88D94AFBDB" box="[667,768,1059,1083]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFD2EFB88D94AFBDB" box="[667,768,1059,1083]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a robust habitus, perhaps slightly heavier than the average
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFF71FBE4DB05FBBF" box="[196,335,1095,1119]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF71FBE4DB05FBBF" box="[196,335,1095,1119]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but distinctly heavier than the emaciated habitus of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFC20FBE4DE6DFBBF" box="[917,1063,1095,1119]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFC20FBE4DE6DFBBF" box="[917,1063,1095,1119]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The slender habitus of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFA86FBE4DA83FB63" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFA86FBE4DA83FB63" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
give the impression that it has longer limbs than the other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFC32FBC0D99FFB63" box="[903,981,1132,1155]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFC32FBC0D99FFB63" box="[903,981,1132,1155]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Nactus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species; its limb lengths are the same, although strikingly more slender. Among other differences,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFC89FB3CD99AFB47" box="[828,976,1167,1191]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFC89FB3CD99AFB47" box="[828,976,1167,1191]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has unkeeled scales on the ventral trunk and beneath the tail in contrast to the distinctly keeled scales of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFCD7FB18D98DFB2B" box="[866,967,1203,1227]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFCD7FB18D98DFB2B" box="[866,967,1203,1227]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFC7BFB18DE62FB2C" bold="true" box="[974,1064,1204,1228]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFC7BFB18DE62FB2C" box="[974,1064,1204,1228]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FB74DBBFFA0B" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFF72FB74DB66FB0F" box="[199,300,1239,1263]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF72FB74DB66FB0F" box="[199,300,1239,1263]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFE81FB74DBC5FB10" bold="true" box="[308,399,1240,1264]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFE81FB74DBC5FB10" box="[308,399,1240,1264]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
is larger than any member of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFCBBFB74D9FDFB0F" box="[782,951,1239,1263]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vankampeni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFCBBFB74D9FDFB0F" box="[782,951,1239,1263]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. vankampeni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
group, and assuming the SVL of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFAD4FB7BDA8DFAF4" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
is about average,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFE28FB50D84FFAF3" box="[413,517,1275,1299]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFE28FB50D84FFAF3" box="[413,517,1275,1299]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFDBAFB50D826FAF4" bold="true" box="[527,620,1276,1300]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFDBAFB50D826FAF4" box="[527,620,1276,1300]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
is the same size as the unisexual
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFC4CFB50DEC2FAF3" box="[1017,1160,1275,1299]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFC4CFB50DEC2FAF3" box="[1017,1160,1275,1299]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and many New
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE2D00BFAFEFB57DFD6FAF3" box="[1355,1436,1275,1299]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
bisexual populations of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFE6DFAB3D809FAD7" box="[472,579,1311,1335]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFE6DFAB3D809FAD7" box="[472,579,1311,1335]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
group (
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6BE0301FFE2D00BFD2AFAB3D8B3FAD7" box="[671,761,1311,1335]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="6.[151,235,152,173]" captionText="TABLE 2. Summary of variation in select mensural characters in adult samples of the Nactus pelagicus species group. Mean ±" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Table 2</tableCitation>
|
||
), although distinctly larger than the Australian species (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFA37FA8CDABBFABB" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cheverti">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFA37FA8CDABBFABB" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. cheverti</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, adult females
|
||
<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE2D00BFE2BFAEFD85DFABB" box="[414,535,1347,1371]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.9" metricValueMax="5.7" metricValueMin="4.1" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" unit="mm" value="49.0" valueMax="57.0" valueMin="41.0">41–57 mm</quantity>
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||
SVL;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFDD6FAE8D940FABB" box="[611,778,1347,1371]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eboracensis">
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||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFDD6FAE8D940FABB" box="[611,778,1347,1371]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. eboracensis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
adult females
|
||
<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE2D00BFC05FAEFDE67FABB" box="[944,1069,1347,1371]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.95" metricValueMax="5.7" metricValueMin="4.2" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" unit="mm" value="49.5" valueMax="57.0" valueMin="42.0">42–57 mm</quantity>
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||
).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFBF4FAE8DEECFABB" box="[1089,1190,1347,1371]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFBF4FAE8DEECFABB" box="[1089,1190,1347,1371]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">N. kunan</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFB1BFAE8DF43FABB" bold="true" box="[1198,1289,1348,1371]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
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||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFB1BFAE8DF43FABB" box="[1198,1289,1348,1371]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
shares many features of its scalation (
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6BE0301FFE2D00BFE05FACBD84DFA9F" box="[432,519,1383,1407]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,237,152,173]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,318,1582]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="TABLE 3. Summary of variation in select meristic characters in adult samples of the Nactus pelagicus species group. Median ± 1 standard deviation, range, and statistically significant dimorphism * (Student’s t p 0.05); sample size in brackets. TAXON SUPLAB POSTM DORSTUB TUBROW FOREFLM HINDFLM Nactus pelagicus (Fiji Ids)" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF436632FFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" tableUuid="DF436632FFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA">Table 3</tableCitation>
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) with other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFD23FAC4D912FA9F" box="[662,856,1383,1407]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
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||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFD23FAC4D912FA9F" box="[662,856,1383,1407]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
group members. It differs from most New
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE2D00BFAFEFACBDFD6FA9F" box="[1355,1436,1383,1407]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
populations (except those of western Gulf and Western Districts) by the absence of postmental scales (PostM). It also possesses many more tubercles (47 TubRow) in the dorsal tubercle rows, contrasting to means of 31 or less for other New
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32B762AFFE2D00BFEA6FA7FDB2EFA0B" box="[275,356,1491,1515]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
populations.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFE2D00BFF72FA57DE9BF927" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1736]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFF72FA57DBCFF9F3" bold="true" box="[199,389,1530,1555]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Natural history.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFE2D00BFE39FA50D86CF9F3" box="[396,550,1531,1555]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFE39FA50D86CF9F3" box="[396,550,1531,1555]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">Nactus kunan</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFE2D00BFD9BFA57D8C2F9F3" bold="true" box="[558,648,1531,1555]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">
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||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFE2D00BFD9BFA57D8C2F9F3" box="[558,648,1531,1555]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
is known from the two
|
||
<typeStatus id="54878818FFE2D00BFC23FA50D99FF9F4" box="[918,981,1532,1556]" pageId="7" pageNumber="29">types</typeStatus>
|
||
; both specimens were collected within a hundred meters of each other along a forested ridgeline on the south side of the Lauis River. The two animals collected were on two different village house structures in small openings in the forest at night at approximately
|
||
<quantity id="4CC49B5FFFE2D00BFAE3F9EFDFD6F9BB" box="[1366,1436,1603,1627]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="7" pageNumber="29" unit="m" value="200.0">200 m</quantity>
|
||
elevation. Surveys were conducted for more individuals for another couple of hours and no additional specimens were detected. Additionally a week of surveys in other areas north and east of this site on Manus Island, and surveys on Los Negros and Pityilu Islands all failed to detect any further individuals of this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF436632FFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA" ID-Table-UUID="DF436632FFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF436632FFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" targetBox="[151,1435,318,1582]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="8">
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||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFEDD004FF22FF34DBE1FECA" blockId="8.[151,1435,152,298]" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF22FF34DB4CFF4D" bold="true" box="[151,262,152,173]" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
|
||
Summary of variation in select meristic characters in adult samples of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FBB7FF35DEFAFF4E" box="[1026,1200,152,174]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FBB7FF35DEFAFF4E" box="[1026,1200,152,174]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species group. Median ± 1 standard deviation, range, and statistically significant dimorphism * (Student’s t
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FC5AFF17D9B6FF30" box="[1007,1020,187,208]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">p</emphasis>
|
||
0.05); sample size in brackets.
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFF46DF2EFEE0" bold="true" box="[159,1380,234,257]" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">TAXON SUPLAB POSTM DORSTUB TUBROW FOREFLM HINDFLM</emphasis>
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF2AFEB9DB07FECA" box="[159,333,276,298]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
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||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFEB9DB07FECA" box="[159,333,276,298]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(Fiji Ids)
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFEDD004FF2AFE92DF62F9CE" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<table id="F93CC41AFFED2FF3FF22FE92DFD1F9CE" box="[151,1435,318,1582]" gridcols="5" gridrows="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
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||
<tr id="350C34F8FFED2FF3FF22FE92DFD1FE9D" box="[151,1435,318,381]" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FF22FE92D864FE9D" box="[151,558,318,381]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">females [27] 4±0.50 10±2.51 3–4 6–16</th>
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FD21FE92D8ADFE9D" box="[660,743,318,381]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">18±1.47 16–21</th>
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FCE2FE92D9F4FE9D" box="[855,958,318,381]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">27±1.66 23–30</th>
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB99FE92DE35FE9D" box="[1068,1151,318,381]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">19±1.01 17–20</th>
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB5CFE92DFD1FE9D" box="[1257,1435,318,381]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">22±1.16 20–25</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="350C34F8FFED2FF3FF22FE16DFD1FDC2" box="[151,1435,442,546]" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FF22FE16D864FDC2" box="[151,558,442,546]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF2AFE17DBBDFE30" authority="Admiralty Ids." authorityName="Admiralty Ids." box="[159,503,442,464]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFE17DB07FE30" box="[159,333,442,464]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
|
||
(Admiralty Ids.)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
females [21] 4±0.59 10±3.01 3–5 8–18
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FD21FE16D8ADFDC2" box="[660,743,442,546]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">15±1.57 12–19</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FCE2FE16D9F4FDC2" box="[855,958,442,546]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">33±2.48 28–37</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB99FE16DE35FDC2" box="[1068,1151,442,546]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">20±0.97 19–22</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB5CFE16DFD1FDC2" box="[1257,1435,442,546]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">25±1.37 21–26</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="350C34F8FFED2FF3FF22FDF3DFD1FD7E" box="[151,1435,607,670]" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FF22FDF3D864FD7E" box="[151,558,607,670]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF2AFDCCDB60FD95" box="[159,298,607,629]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kunan" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFDCCDB60FD95" box="[159,298,607,629]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus kunan</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FE85FDCCDBCAFD95" bold="true" box="[304,384,608,629]" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B57D3FFEDD004FE85FDCCDBCAFD95" box="[304,384,608,629]" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(Manus Isl.) females [1] 5 0
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FD21FDF3D8ADFD7E" box="[660,743,607,670]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">17</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FCE2FDF3D9F4FD7E" box="[855,958,607,670]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">47</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB99FDF3DE35FD7E" box="[1068,1151,607,670]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">18</td>
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||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB5CFDF3DFD1FD7E" box="[1257,1435,607,670]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">20</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="350C34F8FFED2FF3FF22FD77DFD1FCA4" box="[151,1435,731,836]" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FF22FD77D864FCA4" box="[151,558,731,836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF2AFD70DB8CFD11" authority="(Australia)" baseAuthorityName="Australia" box="[159,454,731,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galgajuga">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFD70DB19FD11" box="[159,339,731,753]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus galgajuga</emphasis>
|
||
(Australia)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
adults [5] 4±0.57 11±1.93 (4 females) 3–5 8–14
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FD21FD77D8ADFCA4" box="[660,743,731,836]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">12±0.84 10–13</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FCE2FD77D9F4FCA4" box="[855,958,731,836]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">22±2.07 20–26</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB99FD77DE35FCA4" box="[1068,1151,731,836]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">14±0.74 13–15</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB5CFD77DFD1FCA4" box="[1257,1435,731,836]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">17±0.95 16–19</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="350C34F8FFED2FF3FF22FC2CDFD1FBDC" box="[151,1435,896,1084]" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FF22FC2CD864FBDC" box="[151,558,896,1084]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF2AFC2EDB93FC76" authority="(Australia)" baseAuthorityName="Australia" box="[159,473,896,919]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eboracensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFC2EDB2FFC76" box="[159,357,896,919]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus eboracensis</emphasis>
|
||
(Australia)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
females [25] 4±0.51 12±2.70 3–4 8–20 males [34] 3.5±0.51 14±3.69 3–4 10–24
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FD21FC2CD8ADFBDC" box="[660,743,896,1084]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">14±0.87 13–16 15±1.39 12–18</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FCE2FC2CD9F4FBDC" box="[855,958,896,1084]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">23±4.50 15–34 24±3.64 19–35</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB99FC2CDE35FBDC" box="[1068,1151,896,1084]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">15±1.22 12–17 14±0.97 12–16</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB5CFC2CDFD1FBDC" box="[1257,1435,896,1084]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">19±1.42 16–21 18±1.52 25–22</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="350C34F8FFED2FF3FF22FBD4DFD1FAD4" box="[151,1435,1144,1332]" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FF22FBD4D864FAD4" box="[151,558,1144,1332]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF2AFBD6DBA3FB6F" authority="(Vanuatu)" baseAuthorityName="Vanuatu" box="[159,489,1144,1167]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="multicarinatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFBD6DB35FB6E" box="[159,383,1144,1167]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus multicarinatus</emphasis>
|
||
(Vanuatu)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
females [35] 3±0.13 14±4.64 2–4 2–22 males [26] 3±0.31 14±4.27 3–4 8–22
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FD21FBD4D8ADFAD4" box="[660,743,1144,1332]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">17±1.31 14–19 16±1.82 13–20</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FCE2FBD4D9F4FAD4" box="[855,958,1144,1332]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">27±2.98 22–33 28.5±3.01 19–33</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB99FBD4DE35FAD4" box="[1068,1151,1144,1332]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">17±1.15 14–19 17±1.05 15–19</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB5CFBD4DFD1FAD4" box="[1257,1435,1144,1332]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">21±01.04 19–23 21.5±0.99 20–23</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="350C34F8FFED2FF3FF22FADCDFD1F9CE" box="[151,1435,1392,1582]" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<th id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FF22FADCD864F9CE" box="[151,558,1392,1582]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF2AFAD8DB48FA69" box="[159,258,1396,1417]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF2AFAD8DAAFFA69" box="[159,229,1396,1417]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Nactus</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
1 (Madang Province) females [27] 3±0.50 10±5.62 3–4 0–22 males [24] 3±0.44 12±3.48 3–4 4–18
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FD21FADCD8ADF9CE" box="[660,743,1392,1582]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">18±1.49 16–22 18±1.24 15–20</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FCE2FADCD9F4F9CE" box="[855,958,1392,1582]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">31±3.33 22–35 29±2.65 25–35</td>
|
||
<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB99FADCDE35F9CE" box="[1068,1151,1392,1582]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">17±1.00 15–19 17±1.00 15–19</td>
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<td id="76DD5D84FFED2FF3FB5CFADCDFD1F9CE" box="[1257,1435,1392,1582]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">21±1.58 19–25 21±1.37 19–24</td>
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</table>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8336BAFFEDD004FF22F9E3D81CF945" blockId="8.[151,1436,1615,1701]" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">
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<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D39FFEDD004FF51F9FFDBDBF987" box="[228,401,1617,1640]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Nactus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pelagicus">
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<emphasis id="B948EAA8FFEDD004FF51F9FFDBDBF987" box="[228,401,1617,1640]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="30">Nactus pelagicus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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group morphotypes occur in the coastal lowlands of Madang Province. We selected the most abundant morphotype for comparison with the Admiralty Islands’ populations. The selected morphotype displays sexual dimorphism in SVL, TrunkL, SnForel, HeadL, and PmLab.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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