ðɪs wʌz kənfˈɜːmd baɪ ðə səksˈɛsfəl sˈiːkwənsɪŋ ʌvðə spˈɛsɪmənz mˌaɪɾəkˈɑːndɹɪəl dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, wˌɪtʃ fˈaʊnd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˈɛstᵻd wɪðˌɪn ðə nˈuː kˌælɪdˈoʊniən spˈiːsiːz ʌv dˈɪplədˌæktɪlˌɪdiː ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd spˈiːsiːz, ænd dɪstˈɪŋktɪv ɪnˈʌf tə wˈɔːɹənt bˌiːɪŋ plˈeɪsmənt ɪnðə nˈuː dʒˈɛnəs ɡˈɪɡəəkˌænəm.
This was confirmed by the successful sequencing of the specimen's mitochondrial DNA in 2023, which found that it was nested within the New Caledonian species of Diplodactylidae rather than the New Zealand species, and distinctive enough to warrant being placement in the new genus Gigarcanum.