Dactylocnemis

Dactylocnemis
Close up of head and upper body
CITES Appendix III (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Dactylocnemis
Steindachner, 1867
Species:
D. pacificus
Binomial name
Dactylocnemis pacificus
(Gray, 1842)
Distribution of the Pacific gecko on a map of the North Island
  Known native range
Synonyms

Hoplodactylus pacificus

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. D. pacificus is the only described species in the genus Dactylocnemis, but five offshore island forms may represent new species, one of which is the Mokohinau gecko.