Hoplodactylus tohu

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Hoplodactylus
Species: Hoplodactylus tohu

Name

Hoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook, Walton, Rawlence & Hitchmough, 2023: 274

• Holotype: NMNZ RE.000503, adult ♂, collected by Y.M. McCann in February 1950.
• Type locality: “New Zealand, Marlborough Sounds, Middle Trios Island”.
• Paratypes: NMNZ RE.006685 and RE.006686, both ♂, from “New Zealand, Marlborough Sounds, Middle Trios Island, 40°50.53′ S, 174°0.00′ E”, collected by C.H. Daugherty on 22 November 1988.

References

Primary references

• Scarsbrook, L., Walton, K., Rawlence, N.J. & Hitchmough, R.A. 2023. Revision of the New Zealand gecko genus Hoplodactylus, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5228(3): 267–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hoplodactylus tohu. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Tohu Gecko