Nactus soniae

Nactus acutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Nactus
Species:
†N. soniae
Binomial name
†Nactus soniae
Arnold & Bour, 2008

Nactus soniae is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Réunion. 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.

References

  1. ↑ Nactus soniae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. ↑ 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.