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Nactus pelagicus
Pelagic Gecko
As recorded: Nactus pelagicus (Girard, 1858)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- M Marxhall
- Collector number
- Collector Number: MM 2
- Locality
- Namoluk Islet
- Island
- Namoluk Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- G Zug, Dec 1994, & 2001
- 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 5470. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93774384. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/5470.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93774384 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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