Dierogekko
Dierogekko, sometimes known commonly as the striped geckos or the New Caledonian geckos, is a genus of lizards in the family Diplodactylidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.
- For the Australian genus, with some species sometimes called striped geckos, see Strophurus. For the Nepalese species called striped gecko, see Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Dierogekko Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier, & A. Whitaker, 2006 |
Species
The genus Dierogekko contains nine species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Dierogekko baaba Skipwith, Jackman, Whitaker, Bauer & Sadlier, 2014
- Dierogekko inexpectatus Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, 2006
- Dierogekko insularis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, 2006 – Islands striped gecko
- Dierogekko kaalaensis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, 2006 – Kaala striped gecko
- Dierogekko koniambo Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, 2006 – Koniambo striped gecko
- Dierogekko nehoueensis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, 2006 – striped gecko
- Dierogekko poumensis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, 2006 – Poum striped gecko
- Dierogekko thomaswhitei Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker, 2006 –Taom striped gecko
- Dierogekko validiclavis (Sadlier, 1988) – bold-striped gecko
References
- Dierogekko at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 October 2013.
Further reading
- Bauer AM, Jackman T, Sadlier RA, Whitaker AH (2006). " A Revision of the Bavayia viridiclavis group (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a Clade of New Caledonian Geckos Exhibiting Microendemism". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57 (18): 503–547. (Dierogekko, new genus, p. 507).
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