Hura te ao geckos (Mokopiriraukau ‘southern black-eyed’) have a name inspired by their colour pattern. Hura is a te reo Māori word which means ‘reveal’. But, this word can also be applied …

"Moko-piri-rakau" is the Maori name for forest gecko, and means 'lizards that clings to trees.' The black-eyed gecko sits within the northern clade of the Mokopirirakau genus, with the forest …

"Moko-piri-rakau" is the Maori name for forest gecko, and means 'lizards that clings to trees.' Despite the similarity in appearance and geographic proximity between Ngahere geckos and …

Learn more about the types and species of geckos found in New Zealand. Geckos have broad heads with rounded snouts, large bulging eyes, defined necks and soft, velvety-looking skin. …

The kawekaweau, now extinct, was the world’s largest gecko – about 60 centimetres long, with brown and red stripes. Māori believed in giant reptiles, also called ngārara, although there is …

Length: SVL up to 98mm, with the tail being longer than the body length. Weight: up to 16 grams. A widespread and variable gecko with intricate bark-like patterns. Forest geckos are one of the …

Geckos have broad heads with rounded snouts, large bulging eyes, defined necks and soft, velvety-looking skin. Their skin is covered with very small, granular scales. There are 48 …

May 15, 2020 · Everyone seems to know about the tuatara, Aotearoa’s most well-known reptile. Their Māori name means peaks on the back and refers to their little white spines. Tuatara are …

The forest gecko (Mokopirirakau granulatus) is a species of gecko. Granulatus refers to the granular texture of the skin. Its Māori name is moko pirirākau ("lizard that clings to trees"). It is …

2. (noun) New Zealand privet, Māori privet, Geniostoma rupestre var. ligustrifolium - a native shrub to 3 m tall with waxy, light green leaves, small, greenish white flowers and small green …