Mokopirirakau

<i>Mokopirirakau</i>

Mokopirirakau

Genus of lizards

Mokopirirakau is a genus of geckos in the family Diplodactylidae. Mokopirirakau is endemic to New Zealand. Mokopirirakau, meaning "forest gecko", is derived from the Māori language.[1]

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Species

The entire genus was previously placed in the genus Hoplodactylus. It includes at least five species:[2]

Greater diversity within the genus is expected to emerge from research, including the following populations.

References

  1. [1]
    "Mokopirirakau "Cupola"". Atlas species information. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    Mokopirirakau at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 November 2017.
  3. [3]
    Knox, Carey; Hitchmough, Rodney A.; Nielsen, Stuart V.; Jewell, Tony; Bell, Trent (2021-04-21). "A new, enigmatic species of black-eyed gecko (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Mokopirirakau ) from North Otago, New Zealand". Zootaxa. 4964 (1): 140–156. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4964.1.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33903532. S2CID 233409979.
  4. [4]
    Knox, Carey; Jewell, Tony; Monks, Joanne (14 March 2019). "Ecology of orange-spotted geckos (Mokopirirakau "Roys Peak") in Central Otago and Queenstown-Lakes district". New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 43 (2). doi:10.20417/nzjecol.43.14.
  5. [5]
    "Mokopirirakau "Okarito" | NZHS". www.reptiles.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  6. [6]
    "Broad-cheeked gecko". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-16.


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