Nactus soniae
Appearance
Nactus acutus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Nactus |
Species: | †N. soniae
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Binomial name | |
†Nactus soniae Arnold & Bour, 2008
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Nactus soniae is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Réunion.[1] It is probably extinct as this species has been described based on subfossil remains and DNA data. It is named after Sonia Ribes-Beaudemoulin, the curator of the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, who organized expeditions to collect fossils on Réunion Island.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nactus soniae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Arnold, E. Nicholas; Bour, Roger (2008). "A new Nactus gecko (Gekkonidae) and a new Leiolopisma skink (Scincidae) from La Réunion, Indian Ocean, based on recent fossil remains and ancient DNA sequence" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1705: 40–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1705.1.3 – via Magnolia Press.