Cover: As its name suggests, the Stephens Island gecko, Hoplodactylus stephensi is known only from Stephens Island. In fact, its existence was unknown until about 30 years ago and it still remains poorly understood. It is most abundant in Muehlenbeckia australis vinelands and is probably more cryptic and overlooked rather than extremely rare. As in other species of geckos, males have a large swelling at the top of the tail below the vent. This swelling contains the paired hemipenes that are everted during copulation. A pictorial essay about other Stephens Island animals appears on page 31. Photo: Brian Enting.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 November 1990, Cover Page
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99Cover: As its name suggests, the Stephens Island gecko, Hoplodactylus stephensi is known only from Stephens Island. In fact, its existence was unknown until about 30 years ago and it still remains poorly understood. It is most abundant in Muehlenbeckia australis vinelands and is probably more cryptic and overlooked rather than extremely rare. As in other species of geckos, males have a large swelling at the top of the tail below the vent. This swelling contains the paired hemipenes that are everted during copulation. A pictorial essay about other Stephens Island animals appears on page 31. Photo: Brian Enting. Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 November 1990, Cover Page
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