Nactus cheverti

Nactus cheverti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Nactus
Species:	N. cheverti
Binomial name
	Nactus cheverti; (Boulenger, 1885)
Synonyms
	Hetoronota [sic] marmorata; Macleay, 1877; Gymnodactylus cheverti; Boulenger, 1885 ( nomen novem ); Nactus cheverti; — Zug, 1998;

Last updated February 19, 2022

Nactus cheverti, also known commonly as Chevert's gecko, the Fitzroy Island gecko, and the southern Cape York nactus, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, cheverti, refers to the ship Chevert which William John Macleay used on his 1875 expedition to New Guinea.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. cheverti is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

N. cheverti is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Couper P, Hoskin C, Amey A (2018). "Nactus cheverti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T13483377A13483885. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T13483377A13483885.en. Accesseded on 18 February 2022.
1 2 3 Nactus cheverti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nactus cheverti, p. 53).