Dactylocnemis Explained

Dactylocnemis pacificus, the Pacific gecko or Pacific sticky-toed gecko, is a species in the family Gekkonidae, endemic to the North Island and offshore islands of New Zealand.^[1] D. pacificus is the only described species in the genus Dactylocnemis, but five offshore island forms may represent new species.

External links

• Pacific gecko, at New Zealand Herpetological Society
• Dactylocnemis pacificus (Gray, 1842) at the Reptile Database
• Hoplodactylus pacificus - Pacific gecko, photos at Ryan Photographic

Notes and References

1. Nielsen SV, Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Hitchmough RA, Daugherty CH . New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities. . Mol Phylogenet Evol . 59. 1. 1–22. 2010 . 21184833 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.007.