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Black-eyed Gecko

Mokopirirakau kahutarae

Classification

The black-eyed gecko (Mokopirirakau kahutarae), also known as Whitaker's sticky-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. An alpine gecko species, discovered in 1970, it inhabits high-altitude mountains in three areas of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the highest-altitude lizard species in New Zealand, living up to 2,200 m (7,200 ft) above sea level.

Distribution

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