Forest Gecko
Mokopirirakau granulatus
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Reptiles
The forest gecko is a species of gecko that is endemic to New Zealand. Its Māori name is moko pirirākau. 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.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diplodactylidae
- Genus
- Mokopirirakau