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Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Fox Gecko, Indo-Pacific Gecko

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Polynesian, Naturalised; Land, coastal - lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Locally endangered

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-

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Pests & Hosts

Relationship Pests
Parasite - internal Hedruris hanleyae

Scientific Taxonomy

Hemidactylus garnotii Dumeril & Bibron, 1836
SYNONYMS: [often mis-spelt as garnoti and garnotti]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; REPTILIA; Squamata; Lacertilia; GEKKONIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM03b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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