Black-eyed gecko

Black-eyed gecko

Taxobox
name = Black-eyed gecko


status = LR/nt | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Gekkonidae
genus = "Hoplodactylus"
species = "H. kahutarae"
binomial = "Hoplodactylus kahutarae"
binomial_authority = Whitaker, 1985
synonyms =

The black-eyed gecko, "Hoplodactylus kahutarae", is a species of alpine gecko endemic to New Zealand. The specific epithet is taken from "Kahutara saddle" where the type specimen was found."New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles", Brian Gill and Tony Whitaker, David Bateman limited, 2001 ]

The black-eyed gecko was named because of its fighting inadequacy.

References

* Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/10251/all "Hoplodactylus kahutarae"]
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species] Downloaded on 28 July 2007.


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