Hoplodactylus tohu

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Hoplodactylus tohu
Scientific classification Edit this 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[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hoplodactylus tohu at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Mokomoko a Tohu / Tohu gecko". New Zealand Herpetological Society. Retrieved 6 February 2024.