ɡˈɪɡəəkˌænəm dˈɛlkoːɹɾi fˈɔːɹmɚli hˈɑːplədˌæktɪləs dˈɛlkoːɹɾi, ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst nˈoʊn spˈiːsiːz ʌv ɡˈɛkoʊ, ˈoʊnli nˈoʊn fɹʌm ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl spˈɛsɪmən kəlˈɛktᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli θˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn fɹʌm nˈuː zˈiːlənd, bˌʌt dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ ˈɛvɪdəns sədʒˈɛsts ðˌɐɾɪt ˈæktʃuːəli ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm nˈuː kˌælɪdˈoʊniə.
Gigarcanum delcourti (formerly Hoplodactylus delcourti), the largest known species of gecko, only known from a single specimen collected in the 19th century, was formerly thought to have been from New Zealand, but DNA evidence suggests that it actually originated from New Caledonia.