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| name = Black-eyed gecko |
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| image = Mokopirirakau kahutarae by Gregory H Sherley.jpg |
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| image_caption = Mokopirirakau kahutarae |
| image_caption = ''Mokopirirakau kahutarae'' |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| binomial = ''Mokopirirakau kahutarae'' |
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| binomial_authority = Whitaker, 1985 |
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The '''black-eyed gecko''', ''Mokopirirakau kahutarae'', is a species of alpine [[gecko]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]]. The [[specific name (zoology)|specific epithet]], '' |
The '''black-eyed gecko''', ''Mokopirirakau kahutarae'', is a species of alpine [[gecko]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]]. The [[specific name (zoology)|specific epithet]], ''kahutarae,'' is taken from the "Kahutara saddle", where the [[type specimen]] was found.<ref name="NZFR">''New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles'', Brian Gill and Tony Whitaker, David Bateman limited, 2001</ref> The [[holotype]] is in the collection of the [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Mokopirirakau kahutarae Whitaker, 1985; holotype | work = Collections Online | publisher = Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | url=http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/255774 |accessdate = 19 July 2015}}</ref> |
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The black-eyed gecko is named for its unusually melanised irises. These could be an evolutionary response to a higher UV alpine environment above 1300m, but nocturnal habit and other newly discovered alpine geckos without this feature do not support this.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} |
The black-eyed gecko is named for its unusually [[Melanin|melanised]] irises. These could be an evolutionary response to a higher UV alpine environment above 1300m, but nocturnal habit and other newly discovered alpine geckos without this feature do not support this.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} |
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== Conservation status == |
== Conservation status == |
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As of 2012 the [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation (DOC)]] classified |
As of 2012 the [[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation (DOC)]] classified this species as Nationally Vulnerable under the [[New Zealand Threat Classification System]].<ref name="Conservation 2012">{{cite web|last1=Hitchmough|first1=Rod|last2=Anderson|first2=Peter|last3=Barr|first3=Ben|last4=Monks|first4=Jo|last5=Lettink|first5=Marieke|last6=Reardon|first6=James|last7=Tocher|first7=Mandy|last8=Whitaker|first8=Tony|title=Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012|url=http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/nztcs2entire.pdf|website=Department of Conservation|publisher=The Government of New Zealand|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/10251/all ''Hoplodactylus kahutarae''] |
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/10251/all ''Hoplodactylus kahutarae''] at the [[IUCN Red List]] |
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* Alpine geckos discussed on Radio NZ ''Critter of the Week'',[http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/201808415/critter-of-the-week-the-alpine-gecko 15 July 2016] |
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The black-eyed gecko, Mokopirirakau kahutarae, is a species of alpine gecko endemic to New Zealand. The specific epithet, kahutarae, is taken from the "Kahutara saddle", where the type specimen was found.[1] The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2]
The black-eyed gecko is named for its unusually melanised irises. These could be an evolutionary response to a higher UV alpine environment above 1300m, but nocturnal habit and other newly discovered alpine geckos without this feature do not support this.[citation needed]
Conservation status
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified this species as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]
See also
References
- ^ New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles, Brian Gill and Tony Whitaker, David Bateman limited, 2001
- ^ "Mokopirirakau kahutarae Whitaker, 1985; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
External links
- Hoplodactylus kahutarae at the IUCN Red List
- Alpine geckos discussed on Radio NZ Critter of the Week,15 July 2016
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