Mokopirirakau
| Mokopirirakau | |
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| Forest gecko (M. granulatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Mokopirirakau Nielsen, Bauer, Jackman, Hitchmough & Daugherty, 2011 |
| Species | |
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5, see text. | |
Mokopirirakau is a genus of
endemic to New Zealand. Mokopirirakau, meaning "forest gecko", is derived from the Māori language.[1]
Species
The entire genus was previously placed in the genus Hoplodactylus. It includes at least five species:[2]
- Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus(Jewell & Leschen, 2004) – Takitimu gecko
- Mokopirirakau galaxias Knox, Hitchmough, Nielsen, Jewell & Bell, 2021[3]
- Mokopirirakau granulatus(Gray, 1845) – forest gecko
- Mokopirirakau kahutarae(Whitaker, 1985) – black-eyed gecko
- Mokopirirakau nebulosus(McCann, 1955) – cloudy gecko
Greater diversity within the genus is expected to emerge from research, including the following populations.
- Mokopirirakau "cupola", the Cupola gecko[1]
- Mokopirirakau "Roys Peak", found in Central Otago and Queenstown-Lakes district[4]
- Mokopirirakau "Ōkārito", found in Westland[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Mokopirirakau "Cupola"". Atlas species information. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Mokopirirakau at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 November 2017.
- S2CID 233409979.
- .
- ^ "Mokopirirakau "Okarito" | NZHS". www.reptiles.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ "Broad-cheeked gecko". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-16.