Dierogekko thomaswhitei

Dierogekko thomaswhitei
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Dierogekko
Species:	D. thomaswhitei
Binomial name
	Dierogekko thomaswhitei; Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & A. Whitaker, 2006

Last updated September 30, 2025

Dierogekko thomaswhitei, also known commonly as White's nimble gecko and the Taom striped gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.

Etymology

The specific name, thomaswhitei, is in honor of "Dr. Thomas White".^[2]

Geographic range

D. thomaswhitei is found on the island of Grande Terre, in North Province, New Caledonia.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. thomaswhitei are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft).^[1]

Description

Relatively large for its genus, D. thomaswhitei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).^[3]

Reproduction

D. thomaswhitei is oviparous.^[3]

References

1 2 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Dierogekko thomaswhitei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T176150A123250842. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176150A123250842.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dierogekko thomaswhitei, p. 284).
1 2 3 Species Dierogekko thomaswhitei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Bauer AM, Jackman T, Sadlier RA, Whitaker AH (2006). "A Revision of the Bavayia validiclavis group (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a Clade of New Caledonian Geckos Exhibiting Microendemism". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences57 (18): 503–547. (Dierogekko thomaswhitei, new species, pp. 515–518, Figures 10–13).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Dierogekko thomaswhitei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T176150A123250842. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176150A123250842.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dierogekko thomaswhitei, p. 284).

[RDB-3] 1 2 3 Species Dierogekko thomaswhitei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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