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Rhacodactylus auriculatus (BAVAY, 1869)

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: New Caledonia Bumpy Gecko
G: Höckerkopfgecko 
SynonymPlatydactylus auriculatus BAVAY 1869: 6
Ceratolophus hexaceros BOCAGE 1873 (fide ROUX 1913)
Platydactylus (Ceratolophus) auriculatus — SAUVAGE 1879: 67
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — BOULENGER 1883
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — BOULENGER 1885: 179
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — ROUX 1913
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — BRONGERSMA 1934: 166
Gecko ceratolophus BORING et al. 1949
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — MERTENS 1964: 54
Ceratophus auriculatus — MUFTI & HAFIZ 1972
Phacodactylus auriculatus — RÖSLER 1990
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — KLUGE 1993
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — RÖSLER 1995: 77
Rhacodactylus auriculatus — BAUER et al. 2012 
DistributionS New Caledonia

Type locality: Mont d’Or, New Caledonia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: MNHN-RA 5305 and MNHN-RA 5305A (2 syntypes) 
Diagnosis 
CommentHighly variable species. Common and fairly widespread.

Diet: lizards, among other things 
References
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  • BAUER, AARON M.; TODD R. JACKMAN, ROSS A. SADLIER & ANTHONY H. WHITAKER 2012. Revision of the giant geckos of New Caledonia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus). Zootaxa 3404: 1–52 - get paper here
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