NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pelagic Gecko
Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Nactus pelagicus is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is also known as the Pacific slender-toed gecko, pelagic gecko, and rock gecko. It is found from the Kai Islands through New Guinea, Melanesia and into the central Pacific, Micronesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Fiji, Rotuma, Samoa, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Tonga, Queensland in Australia, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
Wikipedia contributors, Nactus pelagicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:31:59.790116+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Girard, 1858)
- Common name
- Pelagic Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Nactus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusNactus
- speciesNactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nactus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain Slender-toed GeckoNactus galgajuga (Ingram, 1978) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kraus’s Giant Slender-toed GeckoNactus fredkrausi Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Louisiade Slender-toed GeckoNactus modicus Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| North Coast Papuan Slender-toed GeckoNactus septentrionalis Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Morotai Slender-toed GeckoNactus arceo Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Vogelkop Slender-toed GeckoNactus rainerguentheri Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Milne Bay Pygmy Slender-toed GeckoNactus chrisaustini Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Milne Bay Smooth-tailed Slender-toed GeckoNactus erugatus Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dwarf North-coast Slender-toed GeckoNactus nanus Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fly River Slender-toed GeckoNactus inundatus Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaeati Slender-toed GeckoNactus panaeati Zug, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Heteronota marmorata Macleay, 1877 Macleay, 1877 | synonym |
| Heteronota pelagica Girard, 1858 Girard, 1858 | synonym |
| Gymnodactylus arnouxii Duméril, 1851 Duméril, 1851 | synonym |
| Heteronota fasciata Macleay, 1877 Macleay, 1877 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Nactus&species=pelagicus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45JTN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.