Forest gecko

Forest gecko

Gradual Decline (NZ TCS)
CITES Appendix III (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Mokopirirakau
Species:
M. granulatus
Binomial name
Mokopirirakau granulatus
(Gray, 1845)
  Known native range in New Zealand
Synonyms
  • Naultinus granulatus
  • Naultinus pacificus
  • Naultinus brevidactylus
  • Naultinus sylvestris
  • Naultinus versicolor
  • Naultinus silvestris
  • Hoplodactylus granulatus
  • Dactylocnemis granulatus

The forest gecko (Mokopirirakau granulatus) is a species of gecko that is endemic to New Zealand. Its Māori name is moko pirirākau ("lizard that clings to trees"). It is found in much of the north and central North Island, and the north and upper west of the South Island. It is a protected species under the Wildlife Act 1953.

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