Vankampen's Gecko
Nactus vankampeni
Vankampen's gecko (Nactus vankampeni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea.
From the article Vankampen's gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
On the island of New Guinea, N. vankampeni is found in Indonesia and northeastern Papua New Guinea.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, vankampeni, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Pieter Nicolaas van Kampen.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34209.