Harlequin gecko

Harlequin gecko

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Tukutuku (genus)
Species: T. rakiurae
Binomial name
Tukutuku rakiurae
Thomas, 1981
Distribution map of Tukutuku rakiurae in Stewart Island.
Distribution map of Tukutuku rakiurae in Stewart Island.

The harlequin gecko, Tukutuku rakiurae [2] (formerly Hoplodactylus rakiurae),[3] is a species of gecko endemic to Stewart Island/Rakiura in the far south of New Zealand where they were discovered in 1969.[4] In terms of distribution they are one of the southernmost gecko species in the world.[5]

Conservation status

As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the harlequin gecko as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Tukutuku rakiurae, Harlequin gecko, New Zealand Lizards Database, Landcare Research
  3. ↑ "The taxonomy of the New Zealand geckos has recently been extensively revised...", New Zealand Herpetological Society
  4. ↑ Brian Gill, Tony Whitaker, "New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles", David Bateman publishing, 1996,
  5. ↑ Allison Ballance, Rod Morris, "Rare Wildlife of New Zealand", Random House publishing, 2008

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