Nactus soniae
Nactus soniae is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Réunion.[1] 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.[2]
| Nactus acutus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Nactus |
| Species: | †N. soniae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nactus soniae Arnold & Bour, 2008 | |
References
- Nactus soniae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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 – via Magnolia Press.
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