Mokopirirakau

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.

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


 * Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus (Jewell & Leschen, 2004) – Takitimu gecko
 * Mokopirirakau galaxias Knox, Hitchmough, Nielsen, Jewell & Bell, 2021
 * Mokopirirakau granulatus (Gray, 1845) – forest gecko
 * Mokopirirakau kahutarae (Whitaker, 1985) – black-eyed gecko
 * Mokopirirakau nebulosus (McCann, 1955) – cloudy gecko

Greater diversity within the genus is expected to emerge from research, including the following populations.
 * Mokopirirakau "cupola", the Cupola gecko
 * Mokopirirakau "Roys Peak", found in Central Otago and Queenstown-Lakes district
 * Mokopirirakau "Ōkārito", found in Westland