11003-23113 Orange-spotted gecko (Mokopirirakau 'Roys Peak') large female from the lower alpine zone. Moke Valley, Richardson Mountains, Otago *
11003-25007 Takitimu gecko (Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus) male. An 'alpine gecko' discovered by Tony Jewell in 1999. Alpine geckos such as this share a close evolutionary relationship with forest geckos. Occasional individual geckos of this elusive species have turned up in forest at lower altitudes, indicating a much wider range than first thought. Spence Burn, Southland *
11003-25015 Takitimu gecko (Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus) male. An 'alpine gecko' discovered by Tony Jewell in 1999. Alpine geckos such as this share a close evolutionary relationship with forest geckos. Occasional individual geckos of this elusive species have turned up in forest at lower altitudes, indicating a much wider range than first thought. Spence Burn, Southland *
