A new, enigmatic species of black-eyed gecko (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae Mokopirirakau) from North Otago, New Zealand Author Knox, Carey Wildlands Consultants Ltd, 764 Cumberland St, North Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand Author Hitchmough, Rodney A. Department of Conservation PO Box 10 - 420, Wellington 6143, New Zealand Author Nielsen, Stuart V. Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI 48128, USA; Division of Herpetology, Department of Natural History, Florida Museum, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA Author Jewell, Tony 35 Brown Street, Invercargill, New Zealand Author Bell, Trent Wildland Consultants Ltd, 4 Mohuia Street, PO Box 50539, Elsdon, Porirua 5240, New Zealand text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-21 4964 1 140 156 journal article 7065 10.11646/zootaxa.4964.1.7 41c24aa8-401c-4cd2-8fb5-7259304ba71b 1175-5326 4706799 E704BAD8-917E-43B0-9FD9-B32EA1A36BE9

TABLE 1. Comparison between M. galaxias sp. nov., M. kahutarae (Seaward Kaikoura Ranges), M. granulatus, M. cryptozoicus, and M. nebulosus. Data sources: Whitaker

Character	M. galaxias	M. kahutarae	M. granulatus	M. cryptozoicus	M. nebulosus
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Reference	This paper	Whitaker 1984	T. Bell. unpub. data	Jewell & Leschen 2004	Jewell & Leschen 2004
No. of individuals	7	5	ND	7	14
Snout-vent length (SVL) (mm)	76–84	80–91	80–100	86–87	76–90
Tail length / SVL ratio	0.83–0.89	1.02	1.20	0.82–0.91	1.01–1.06
Weight (g)	ND	10.8–15	7.5–22.5	16.2–18.4	26
Nostril-eye/eye-ear ratio	1.06	1.00	ND	ND	ND
Upper margin of eye	Visible	Hidden by ‘eyebrow’	Visible	Visible	Visible
Eyebrow width	2–3 scales wide	4–5 scales wide	2 scales wide	3–4 (in illustration)	4 scales wide
Eyebrow fringe scales	Scarcely enlarged	Greatly enlarged	Enlarged	Enlarged	Scarcely enlargened
Iris colour	Dark brown; without filigree pattern	Black; without filigree pattern	Grey, olive, or brown; with filigree pattern	Brown or pinkish; with filigree pattern	Olive-grey; with filigree pattern
Pupil margin	Slightly paler	Black	Broad band congruent with iris colour, no pattern	Black	Indistinct
Floor of mouth	Orange and pink	Pink	Bright orange or orange-yellow	Bright orange	Yellow to bright orange
Interior of throat	Grey and black	Pale red	Black	Blackish-grey	ND
Upper labial / Supralabial scales	9–11	11–12	10–11	12	11–13
Lower labial / Infralabial scales	8–9	11–12	10	10–12	10–13
Labial colouration	Orange-olive	Light olive	White with black mottling	White with black mot- tling	White with black mot- tling
Dorsal markings	Grey; with thin, divided bands across midline of back	Grey; with broad, smooth bands continuous across midline	Grey, or brown; with lichen-like patterns	Slate grey or orange; with lichen-like patterns	Olive-grey or brown; with lichen-like patterns
Lamellae counts (pad only)**	7–9	11–14 (usually)	11–14	7–12 (usually 9–11)	11–14
Lamellae series**	Restricted to pad	Usually continues to claw	Restricted to pad	Usually continues to claw	Usually continues to claw
Distal attenuation (% of toe)**	≈ 0.25 (= 1/4)	≈ 0.37 (= 1/3)	ND	ND	ND
Total ventral scale rows**	≈ 18	≈24	ND	ND	ND
Toe webbing/distal attenuation**	0.53	0.27	ND	ND	ND
Habitat	Alpine tors, boulderfields, talus	Alpine tors, bluffs	Forest	Alpine scree	Forest, scrub
Climate	Alpine, subcontinental	Alpine	Coastal to montane	Alpine, subcontinetnal	Coastal to montane, oceanic