Hoplodactylus delcourti n. sp. (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), the largest known gecko
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عنوان ژورنال: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0301-4223,1175-8821
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1986.10422655