Takitimu gecko

Takitimu gecko

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Diplodactylidae
Genus:Mokopirirakau
Species: M. cryptozoicus
Binomial name
Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus
Jewell & Leschen, 2004
Synonyms

Hoplodactylus cryptozoicus

The Takitimu gecko (Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus) is a species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae found in the Southland region of New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the Takitimu gecko as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus". The Reptile Database. The Reptile Database. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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