Duvaucel's gecko

Duvaucel's gecko
CITES Appendix III (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Hoplodactylus
Species:
H. duvaucelii
Binomial name
Hoplodactylus duvaucelii
Distribution of Duvaucel's gecko on the North Island map
  Known native range
Synonyms
List
    • Platydactylus duvaucelii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836
    • Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Fitzinger, 1843
    • Pentadactylus duvaucelii Gray, 1845
    • Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Boulenger, 1885
    • Naultinus duvauceli Chrapliwy, 1961
    • Woodworthia duvaucelii Jewell, 2008
    • Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Nielsen et al., 2011

Duvaucel's gecko (Hoplodactylus duvaucelii) is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand and regarded as 'at risk' by the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) due to distribution limitations.

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