Mokopirirakau
Appearance
Mokopirirakau | |
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Forest gecko (M. granulatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diplodactylidae |
Genus: | Mokopirirakau Nielsen, Bauer, Jackman, Hitchmough & Daugherty, 2011 |
Mokopirirakau is a genus of geckos in the family Diplodactylidae endemic to New Zealand. The entire genus was previously placed in the genus Hoplodactylus. It includes four species:[1]
- Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus (Jewell & Leschen, 2004) – Takitimu gecko
- Mokopirirakau granulatus (Gray, 1845) – forest gecko
- Mokopirirakau kahutarae (Whitaker, 1985) – black-eyed gecko
- Mokopirirakau nebulosus (McCann, 1955) – cloudy gecko
References
- ^ Mokopirirakau at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 November 2017.