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...

Navassa rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura onchiopsis) Delcourt's giant gecko (Gigarcanum delcourti) Navassa 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...

relative Insular / mainland length or mass 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...

Common name Scientific name Range Comments Pictures Delcourt's giant gecko Gigarcanum delcourti unknown; probably New Caledonia Only known from a unlabelled...

occurrence on Chatham Island has been discounted." The extinct gecko Gigarcanum delcourti is known only from a single specimen of unknown provenance....

Woodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845) – New Zealand common gecko or Raukawa gecko Gigarcanum delcourti (formerly Hoplodactylus delcourti), the largest known species...