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Gigarcanum delcourti,
formerly Hoplodactylus delcourti, is an
extinct species of
gecko in the
family Diplodactylidae. It is the
largest known of all geckos...
- the
wriggling tail,
allowing the
gecko to escape. The
largest species,
Gigarcanum delcourti, is only
known from a single,
stuffed specimen probably collected...
- Nav****a
rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura onchiopsis) Delcourt's
giant gecko (
Gigarcanum delcourti) Nav****a curly-tailed
lizard (Leiocephalus eremitus) Martinique...
- white, orange, and/or pink. It was only
exceed in size by the now
extinct Gigarcanum delcourti known from a
single specimen 50%
longer and
probably several...
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relative Insular /
mainland length or m****
ratio Delcourt's
giant gekko Gigarcanum delcourti New
Caledonia Extinct (c. AD 1870)
Diplodactylid geckos LR ≈...
- New
Caledonian geckos,
warranting its
placement in the
separate genus Gigarcanum,
meaning that it is
unlikely that the
specimen originated in New Zealand...
- (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) Fitzinger, 1843 New
Zealand giant geckos 2+ †
Gigarcanum G.
delcourti G.
delcourti (Bauer & Russell, 1986) Heinicke, et al. 2023...
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Common name
Scientific name
Range Comments Pictures Delcourt's
giant gecko Gigarcanum delcourti unknown;
probably New
Caledonia Only
known from an unlabelled...
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Woodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845) – New
Zealand common gecko or
Raukawa gecko Gigarcanum delcourti (formerly
Hoplodactylus delcourti), the
largest known species...
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occurrence on
Chatham Island has been discounted." The
extinct gecko Gigarcanum delcourti is
known only from a
single specimen of
unknown provenance....
