Harlequin gecko
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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]
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Scientific 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 on Stewart Island. | |
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