Harlequin gecko information

Harlequin gecko
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix III (CITES)
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.
Synonyms
	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]

^ 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.
^ Listed by New Zealand.
^ Species Tukutuku rakiurae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^ Tukutuku rakiurae Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Harlequin gecko. New Zealand Lizards Database. Landcare Research.
^ "The taxonomy of the New Zealand geckos has recently been extensively revised...". New Zealand Herpetological Society.
^ Gill, Brian; Whitaker, Tony (1996). New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles. Auckland: David Bateman Publishing. 112 pp. ISBN 978-1869532642.
^ Morris, Rod; Ballance, Allison (2008). Rare Wildlife of New Zealand. Auckland: Random House Publishing. ISBN 978-1869419127.

[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-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.

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Harlequin gecko

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix III (CITES)^[2]
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.
Synonyms^[3]
Hoplodactylus rakiurae B. Thomas, 1981 Tukutuku rakiurae — Nielsen et al., 2011