Mokopirirakau

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

Mokopirirakau
Forest gecko (M. granulatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Mokopirirakau
Nielsen, Bauer, Jackman, Hitchmough & Daugherty, 2011

References
  1. Mokopirirakau at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 November 2017.


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