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Hoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook, Walton, Rawlence & Hitchmough, 2023

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Tohu gecko (Hoplodactylus tohu) on Mana Island, New Zealand; they were translocated there from North Brother Island in 1998.
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Open encyclopedia reference

Hoplodactylus tohu, the Tohu gecko (Māori: mokomoko a Tohu), is a species of lizard of the family Diplodactylidae. The lizard is found in the Marlborough Sounds / Cook Strait area of New Zealand.

Wikipedia contributors, Hoplodactylus tohu; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:32:12.347403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Hoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook, Walton, Rawlence & Hitchmough, 2023
Name authority: Scarsbrook, Walton, Rawlence & Hitchmough, 2023
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Hoplodactylus
Extinction status: Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
suborderGekkota
familyDiplodactylidae
genusHoplodactylus
speciesHoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook, Walton, Rawlence & Hitchmough, 2023

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hoplodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Duvaucel's geckoHoplodactylus duvaucelii (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)	DiplodactylidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 147 records assigned to Diplodactylidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

New Zealand (islands in the Marlborough Sounds, formerly widespread throughout the South Island)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

SCARSBROOK, L., WALTON, K., RAWLENCE, N. J., & HITCHMOUGH, R. A. (2023). Revision of the New Zealand gecko genus Hoplodactylus, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5228 (3): 267–291; Erratum: Zootaxa 5271 (3): 600. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:C7GXM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.