Auckland green gecko

Auckland green gecko

Gradual Decline (NZ TCS)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Naultinus
Species:
N. elegans
Binomial name
Naultinus elegans
Gray, 1842
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus elegans
  • Hoplodactylus elegans
  • Naultinus elegans elegans
  • Naultinus sulphureus

The Auckland green gecko (Naultinus elegans), also known as the elegant gecko,[3] is a species of gecko found only in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, except north of Whangaroa.

  1. ^ Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ van Winkel, Dylan; Baling, Marleen; Hitchmough, Rod (2018). Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand (1st ed.). Auckland: Auckland University Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1-86940-937-1. OL 40449345M. Wikidata Q76013985.