Nactus undulatus

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Nactus undulatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Nactus
Species:
N. undulatus
Binomial name
Nactus undulatus
(Kopstein, 1926)

The Kei rock gecko (Nactus undulatus) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Indonesia. [1]

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