Harlequin gecko

Harlequin gecko
CITES Appendix III (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Tukutuku
Nielsen, Bauer, Jackman, Hitchmough & Daugherty, 2011
Species:
T. rakiurae
Binomial name
Tukutuku rakiurae
(Thomas, 1981)
Distribution map of Tukutuku rakiurae in Stewart Island.
Distribution map of Tukutuku rakiurae on Stewart Island.
Synonyms[3]
  • Hoplodactylus rakiurae
    B. Thomas, 1981
  • Tukutuku rakiurae
    — Nielsen et al., 2011

The harlequin gecko (Tukutuku rakiurae),[4] formerly Hoplodactylus rakiurae,[5] is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Stewart Island / Rakiura in the far south of New Zealand, where it was discovered in 1969.[6] In terms of distribution it is one of the southernmost gecko species in the world.[7]

  1. ^ Hitchmough, R.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M.; Chapple, D. (2019). "Tukutuku rakiurae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10252A120188000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10252A120188000.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Listed by New Zealand.
  3. ^ Species Tukutuku rakiurae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Tukutuku rakiurae Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Harlequin gecko. New Zealand Lizards Database. Landcare Research.
  5. ^ "The taxonomy of the New Zealand geckos has recently been extensively revised...". New Zealand Herpetological Society.
  6. ^ Gill, Brian; Whitaker, Tony (1996). New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles. Auckland: David Bateman Publishing. 112 pp. ISBN 978-1869532642.
  7. ^ Morris, Rod; Ballance, Allison (2008). Rare Wildlife of New Zealand. Auckland: Random House Publishing. ISBN 978-1869419127.