Nactus cheverti
Species of lizard
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Nactus |
| Species: | N. cheverti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, cheverti, refers to the ship Chevert which William John Macleay used on his 1875 expedition to New Guinea.[3]