Harlequin gecko
| Harlequin gecko | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Tukutuku (genus) |
| Species: | T. rakiurae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tukutuku rakiurae Thomas, 1981 | |
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| Distribution map of Tukutuku rakiurae in Stewart Island. | |
The Harlequin gecko, Tukutuku rakiurae [1] (formerly Hoplodactylus rakiurae),[2] is a species of gecko endemic to Stewart Island/Rakiura in the far south of New Zealand where they were discovered in 1969.[3] In terms of distribution they are one of the southernmost gecko species in the world.[4]
References
- ↑ Tukutuku rakiurae, Harlequin gecko, New Zealand Lizards Database, Landcare Research
- ↑ "The taxonomy of the New Zealand geckos has recently been extensively revised...", New Zealand Herpetological Society
- ↑ Brian Gill, Tony Whitaker, "New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles", David Bateman publishing, 1996,
- ↑ Allison Ballance, Rod Morris, "Rare Wildlife of New Zealand", Random House publishing, 2008
External links
- Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996
- Hoplodactylus rakiurae
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 28 July 2007
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