A preliminary assessment of the Nactus pelagicus species group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in New Guinea and a new species from the Admiralty Islands
January 1, 2012
The Slender-toed Geckos (Nactus) currently have four recognized species in New Guinea, and these species divide into two sister clades: a pelagicus clade and a vankampeni clade (Heinicke et al. 2010). The latter contains three dwarf species. The former consists of five bisexual populations, of which numerous New Guinea populations are uncharacterized nomenclaturally and lumped under the epithet ‘pelagicus.’ This report and description of a new species of the pelagicus group from Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands encourages us to offer a preliminary assessment of morphology and diversity in New Guinea ‘pelagicus’ populations.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Title | A preliminary assessment of the Nactus pelagicus species group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in New Guinea and a new species from the Admiralty Islands |
| DOI | 10.11646/zootaxa.3257.1.2 |
| Authors | George R. Zug, Robert N. Fisher |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Zootaxa |
| Index ID | 70125389 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Western Ecological Research Center |