The cloudy gecko (Mokopirirakau nebulosus) is a species of gecko that is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It is found on Stewart Island and outlying islands. It is an arboreal species which prefers a cold, wet climate.[3] Its appearance is very similar in pattern and colour to the forest gecko (M. granulatus); however, there is usually more green and brown rather than grey, and the pattern is less distinct.[4]
| Cloudy gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Mokopirirakau |
| Species: | M. nebulosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mokopirirakau nebulosus (McCann, 1955)
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References
edit- ^ Listed by New Zealand
- ^ "Mokopirirakau nebulosus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Mokopirirakau nebulosus | NZHS". www.reptiles.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ "Mokopirirakau nebulosus | NZHS". www.reptiles.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- Mokopirirakau nebulosus - Cloudy gecko at the New Zealand Herpetological Society