Hoplodactylus tohu
Species of lizard
Hoplodactylus tohu | |
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Hoplodactylus tohu seen on Mana Island, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diplodactylidae |
Genus: | Hoplodactylus |
Species: | H. tohu |
Binomial name | |
Hoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook, Walton, Lawrence, & Hitchmough, 2023 |
Hoplodactylus tohu, the Tohu gecko (Māori: mokomoko a Tohu),[1] is a species of lizard of the family Diplodactylidae.[2] The lizard is found in the Marlborough Sounds / Cook Strait area of New Zealand.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Meet te mokomoko a Tohu: a new species of New Zealand gecko hidden in plain sight". The Conversation. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Hoplodactylus tohu at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Mokomoko a Tohu / Tohu gecko". New Zealand Herpetological Society. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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