Serpent Island gecko

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Serpent Island gecko
Round Island Night Gecko imported from iNaturalist photo 15072005 on 23 October 2023.jpg
Round Island Night Gecko (Nactus serpensinsula ssp. durrellorum), August 1989, Mauritius
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Nactus
Species:
N. serpensinsula
Binomial name
Nactus serpensinsula
(Loveridge, 1951)
Synonyms [3]
  • Gymnodactylus serpensinsulaLoveridge, 1951
  • Cyrtodatylus serpeninsula [sic] Underwood, 1954
  • Cyrtodatylus serpensinsula
  • Nactus serpensinsula
    Kluge, 1983

The Serpent Island gecko (Nactus serpensinsula) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Serpent Island in Mauritius (an island country in the Indian Ocean). [1]

The Serpent Island gecko is a monotypic species. The Durrell's night gecko, endemic to the Round Island of Mauritius, was previously treated as a subspecies of Serpent Island gecko. [3]

On Mauritius itself, it is only known from fossils. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cole, N.; Tatayah, V. (2018). "Nactus serpensinsula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T17424269A17424282. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17424269A17424282.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 Nactus serpensinsula at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 March 2015.

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