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Rhacodactylus leachianus
(New Caledonia Giant Gecko)

Species Information
Scientific NameRhacodactylus leachianus
Common NameNew Caledonia Giant Gecko
CITES StatusNot CITES Protected
Life Spanunknown
PeriodNocturnal
Dietunknown
Lengthunknown
Weightunknown
Terrestrialunknown
DistrobutionNew Caledonia; Isle of Pine; Belep Isles (?)
henkeli: restricted to the Ile des Pins south off New Caledonia
Terra typica: not given (fide WERMUTH 1965).
NotesNone
Sub-SpeciesRhacodactylus leachianus aubrianus
Rhacodactylus leachianus henkeli
Rhacodactylus leachianus leachianus
Quick Care Information
Humidityunknown Daytime Tempunknown
Nighttime Tempunknown Basking Tempunknown
Groups OKunknown Territorial Malesunknown
Difficultyunknown Temp-Sexedunknown
Incubation Tempunknown Incubation Timeunknown
Foodunknown
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Giant Gecko Care Sheet, Rhacodactylus leachianus http://www.reptilespecialty.com/care-sheets/giant-gecko-rhacodactylus-leachianus.html
Informative care sheet for the New Caledonian Giant Gecko, Rhacodactylus leachianus.

References

Mar 2006 - The EMBL Reptile Database
Mar 2006 - A[scalabotes] leachianus CUVIER 1829
Mar 2006 - Pteroplura (Gecko) Leachianus - GRAY 1831 (in GRIFFITH & PIDGEON)
Mar 2006 - Ascalabotes leachianus - GRIFFITH & PIDGEON 1831
Mar 2006 - Lomatodactylus (Platydactylus) Leachianus - VAN DER HOEVEN 1833
Mar 2006 - Gecko leachii SCHINZ 1834
Mar 2006 - Platydactylus Leachianus - WIEGMANN 1834
Mar 2006 - Platydactylus leachianus - DUMRIL & BIBRON 1836: 315
Mar 2006 - Hoplodactylus (Rhacodactylus) leachianus - FITZINGER 1843
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus Leachianus - BOCAGE 1873
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus Aubrianus BOCAGE 1873 (fide ROUX 1913)
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus Aubryanus BOCAGE 1881
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus leachianus - BOULENGER 1883
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus aubryanus - BOULENGER 1883
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus leachianus - BOULENGER 1885: 176
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus aubryanus - BOULENGER 1885: 177
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus leachianus aubryanus - ROUX 1913
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus leachianus - MERTENS 1964: 49
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus leachianus leachianus - KLUGE 1967
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus leachianus - KLUGE 1993
Mar 2006 - Rhacodactylus leachianus - RSLER 2000: 108


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