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Hoplodactylus rakiurae
(Harlequin Gecko)
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| Scientific Name | Hoplodactylus rakiurae |
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| Common Name | Harlequin Gecko |
| CITES Status | Appendix III Protected (New Zealand) (as of March 2006) |
| Life Span | unknown |
| Period | Diurnal |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Length | unknown |
| Weight | unknown |
| Terrestrial | Terrestrial |
| Distrobution | Found only on southern Stewart Island of New Zealand. |
| Notes | New Zealand's most beautiful gecko, has green and brown leaf-like patterns down the back, with a white outline. |
| Sub-Species | None |
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| Humidity | unknown |
Daytime Temp | unknown |
| Nighttime Temp | unknown |
Basking Temp | unknown |
| Groups OK | unknown |
Territorial Males | unknown |
| Difficulty | unknown |
Temp-Sexed | unknown |
| Incubation Temp | unknown |
Incubation Time | unknown |
| Food | Insectivorous, and will occasionally take fruit, berries, and nectar |
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| All members of the Hoplodactylus genera are nocturnal, but will come out to bask occasionally. All are insectivorous, and will occasionally take fruit, berries, and nectar. Generally ground dwellers, except for granulatus and delcourti (in theory!!!), though all are known to climb into foliage to feed (except for cryptozoicus and kahutarae as there is no foliage to climb). |
References
Mar 2006 - The EMBL Reptile Database
Mar 2006 - Hoplodactylus rakiurae THOMAS 1981
Mar 2006 - Hoplodactylus rakiurae - KLUGE 1993
Mar 2006 - Hoplodactylus rakiurae - RSLER 1995: 71
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