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Story: Hauraki–Coromandel region

Coromandel fauna: Coromandel striped gecko

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Coromandel fauna: Coromandel striped gecko

Only three of these striped geckos have ever been found – all on the Coromandel Peninsula, hence the name. It is considered the world’s rarest gecko.

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Paul Monin, Hauraki–Coromandel region – Climate, plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30367/coromandel-fauna-coromandel-striped-gecko (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Monin, published 13 December 2010, updated 1 April 2016.