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On the sand and among the crowds: a new species of Woodworthia gecko (Reptilia Diplodactylidae) from Auckland, Aotearoa/ New Zealand

  • 1. Bioresearches (Babbage Consultants Ltd.), Level 4, 68 Beach Road, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
  • 2. School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, Private Bag 92025, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
  • 3. Independent herpetologist, Onehunga, Auckland.
  • 4. 151 Woodburn Drive, Takapu Valley, Wellington 5028.

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Winkel, Dylan Van, Wells, Sarah J., Harker, Nicholas, Hitchmough, Rodney A. (2023): On the sand and among the crowds: a new species of Woodworthia gecko (Reptilia Diplodactylidae) from Auckland, Aotearoa/ New Zealand. Zootaxa 5374 (2): 263-294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.2.7, URL: https://mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5374.2.7/52290

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