Nactus cheverti | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Nactus |
Species: | N. cheverti
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Binomial name | |
Nactus cheverti (
Boulenger, 1885)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
The specific name, cheverti, refers to the ship Chevert which William John Macleay used on his 1875 expedition to New Guinea. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of N. cheverti is forest. [1]