Stephen's Island gecko

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Stephen's Island gecko
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Toropuku
Species: T. stephensi
Binomial name
Toropuku stephensi
Robb, 1980

The Stephen's Island gecko, Toropuku stephensi, is a species of gecko in the Diplodactylidae family, in the monotypic genus Toropuku. It is endemic to New Zealand. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1]

References

  1. "Hoplodactylus stephensi Robb, 1980; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 


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