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Nactus pelagicus
As recorded: Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- D W Buden
- Collector number
- Collector Number: X 225
- Locality
- Deke Islet
- Island
- Pingelap Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- G R Zug, Jul 200115 Jul →G.R. Zug →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Nactus pelagicus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) lizlibert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Niue, Niue, NU
(c) Kirby Morejohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-12
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-04
Touho, NC-NO, NC
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-01
Parc Provincial Zoologique et Forestier, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC
(c) Miranda Kaspan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-23
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nactus pelagicus. BPBM 12555. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93770501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/12555.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93770501 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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