Dierogekko insularis

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Dierogekko insularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Dierogekko
Species:
D. insularis
Binomial name
Dierogekko insularis
Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier, & A. Whitaker, 2006

Dierogekko insularis, also known as the Islands striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia. [2]

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References

  1. Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Dierogekko insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176200A123257548. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176200A123257548.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Dierogekko insularis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.