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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Diplodactylidae
Bibliography of the genus Dactylocnemis
Biodiversity of the family Diplodactylidae








Genus
Dactylocnemis

Pacific Brown Gecko

Pazifischer Braungecko

Pacifisk Brungekko

1867 Dactylocnemis Steindachner (type species: Naultinus pacificus Gray 1842)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Hoplodactylus (e.g., Bauer 1994). Revalidated by Nielsen, Bauer, Jackman, Hitchmough & Daugherty (2011), who indicated that the genus may include five as yet undescribed species.
Distribution: As for the single species.

Dactylocnemis pacificus

Pacific Brown Gecko, Common Brown Gecko, Pacific Gecko, Wellington Gecko

Pazifischer Braungecko

Pacifisk Brungekko

1842 Naultinus pacificus Gray
Platydactylus pacificus Duméril in Duméril & Duméril 1851
Dactylocnemis pacificus Steindachner 1867
Hoplodactylus pacificus Boulenger 1885
1857 Hoplodactylus pomarii Girard (Bauer 1994)
1861 Dactylocnemis wüllerstorfi Fitzinger (Bauer 1994)

Remarks: Previously included Woodworthia brunnea. Bavay's (1869) records from New Caledonia presumably refer to Bavayia cyclura (Bauer & Sadlier 2000).
Distribution: New Zealand (North Island [incl. Three Kings Islands]).