11003-18113 Ngahere gecko (Mokopirirakau silvestris) male on Rewarewa flower. Typically more robust than the forest gecko (from which it has been isolated for millions of years), and with longer narrower toes, this species was first described from Whanganui, by Walter Buller in 1881. Rimutaka Range *
11003-21008 Open Bay Islands gecko (Mokopirirakau 'Open Bay Islands') adult in kieikie. This is a fawn brown forest gecko that is very rare, and was originally known only from Taumaka Island off the South Island West Coast. A mainland alpine population of this species has recently been discovered living nearby, it shows greater variation in both colour and patterning than is found in the island population. Taumaka Island *
