Herpetofauna Index

NZ Geckos

Woodworthia

Woodworthia maculata

Raukawa gecko,

Common gecko,

Matua gecko,

Moko pāpā.

Woodworthia korowai

Korowai gecko

Muriwai gecko

Woodworthia chrysosiretica

Goldstripe gecko,

Moko mangaeka

Woodworthia "Mt Arthur"

Kahurangi gecko,

Mt Arthur gecko.

Woodworthia sp.

Tikumu gecko

Sabine gecko

Woodworthia "Marlborough mini"

Minimac gecko,

Marlborough mini gecko.

Woodworthia "Kaikōura"

Kaikōura's gecko

Woodworthia "pygmy"

Pygmy gecko

Woodworthia cf. brunnea

Waitaha gecko,

Brown gecko,

Canterbury gecko.

Woodworthia "Southern Alps northern"

Greywacke gecko,

Northern Southern Alps gecko

Woodworthia "Southern Alps"

Southern Alps gecko

Woodworthia "Raggedy"

Raggedy Range gecko

Woodworthia "Central Otago"

Schist gecko,

Central Otago gecko.

Woodworthia "Cromwell"

Kawarau gecko,

Cromwell gecko.

Woodworthia "southern mini"

Short-toed gecko,

Southern mini gecko.

Woodworthia "south-western"

Mountain beech gecko,

South-western large gecko

Woodworthia "Otago/Southland large"

Kōrero gecko,

Otago large gecko.

Naultinus

Naultinus flavirictus

Aupōuri gecko,

North Cape green gecko,

Yellow-lipped gecko,

Kawariki.

Naultinus grayii

Northland green gecko,

Gray's gecko,

Kawariki.

Naultinus elegans

Elegant gecko,

Auckland green gecko,

Moko kākāriki.

Naultinus punctatus

Barking gecko,

Wellington green gecko,

Moko kākāriki.

Naultinus manukanus

Marlborough green gecko,

Manuka gecko.

Naultinus stellatus

Starred gecko

, Nelson green gecko,

Starry tree gecko.

Naultinus rudis

Rough gecko

Naultinus tuberculatus

West Coast green gecko,

Mossy gecko.

Naultinus gemmeus

Jewelled gecko

Mokopirirakau

Mokopirirakau granulatus

Forest gecko

Mokopirirakau "southern North Island"

Ngahere gecko,

Southern North Island forest gecko.

Mokopirirakau kahutarae

Black-eyed gecko

Mokopirirakau galaxias

Hura te ao gecko

Southern black-eyed gecko,

Otago black-eyed gecko.

Mokopirirakau "Ōkārito"

Broad-cheeked gecko,

Ōkārito gecko.

Mokopirirakau "Roys Peak"

Orange-spotted gecko,

Roys Peak gecko.

Mokopirirakau "Open Bay Islands"

Open Bay Islands gecko

Moko taumaka

Mokopirirakau "southern forest"

Tautuku gecko,

Southern forest gecko,

Blue-eyed gecko.

Mokopirirakau "Cascades"

Cascade gecko

Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus

Tākitimu gecko,

Takatimus gecko.

Mokopirirakau nebulosus

Cloudy gecko

Dactylocnemis

Dactylocnemis pacificus

Pacific gecko

Dactylocnemis "Matapia Island"

Matapia gecko

Dactylocnemis "North Cape"

Te Paki gecko,

North Cape gecko.

Dactylocnemis "Three Kings"

Three Kings gecko

Dactylocnemis "Poor Knights"

Poor Knights gecko

Dactylocnemis "Mokohinau"

Mokohinau gecko

Duvaucel's gecko (Coromandel). © Nick Harker

Hoplodactylus

Hoplodactylus duvaucelii

Duvaucel's gecko,

Giant gecko.

Hoplodactylus tohu

Moko a Tohu | Tohu gecko,

Mokomoko a Tohu,

Tohu gecko,

Southern Duvaucel's gecko.

Hoplodactylus delcourti

Kawekaweau*,

Delcourt's giant gecko.

Southern striped gecko (Maud Island). © Nick Harker

Toropuku

Toropuku inexpectatus

Northern striped gecko,

Coromandel striped gecko.

Toropuku stephensi

Southern striped gecko,

Cook Strait/Stephen's Island striped gecko

Tukutuku

Tukutuku rakiurae

Harlequin gecko

NZ Skinks

Oligosoma (North Island)

Oligosoma aeneum

Copper skink

Oligosoma levidensum

Slight skink

Oligosoma hardyi

Hardy's skink

Oligosoma alani

Robust skink

Oligosoma macgregori

McGregor's skink

Oligosoma oliveri

Marbled skink,

Oliver's skink.

Oligosoma townsi

Hauraki skink,

Town's skink.

Oligosoma pachysomaticum

Coromandel skink,

Marbled skink.

Oligosoma whitakeri

Whitaker's skink

Oligosoma ornatum

Ornate skink,

Teardrop skink,

Rata skink.

Oligosoma roimata

Aorangi skink,

Poor Knights skink.

Oligosoma fallai

Falla's skink,

Three Kings skink.

Oligosoma homalonotum

Chevron skink,

Niho taniwha,

Narrow-bodied skink.

Oligosoma striatum

Striped skink

Oligosoma zelandicum

Glossy brown skink,

Brown skink.

Oligosoma kakerakau

Kakerakau skink

Whirinaki skink,

Bream Head skink.

Oligosoma moco

Moko skink,

Northern brown skink.

Oligosoma smithi

Shore skink,

Smith's skink.

Oligosoma "Three Kings, Te Paki, Western Northland"

Tātahi skink

Oligosoma microlepis

Small-scaled skink

Oligosoma suteri

Egg-laying skink,

Diving skink,

Suter's skink.

Oligosoma robinsoni

Crenulate skink

Oligosoma auroraense

Hawke's Bay skink

Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "southern North Island"

Kupe skink

Oligosoma polychroma

Northern grass skink,

Common skink.

Oligosoma kokowai

Northern spotted skink

Otago skink (Western otago). <a href="https://www.instagram.com/samuelpurdiewildlife/">© Samuel Purdie</a>

Oligosoma (South Island)

Oligosoma grande

Grand skink

Oligosoma otagense

Otago skink,

Giant otago skink.

Oligosoma pikitanga

Sinbad skink

Oligosoma acrinasum

Fiordland skink,

Littoral skink.

Oligosoma judgei

Barrier skink

Oligosoma awakopaka

Awakōpaka skink

Oligosoma taumakae

Taumaka skink,

Open Bay Islands skink.

Oligosoma aff. waimatense "Marlborough"

Marlborough scree skink

Oligosoma waimatense

Scree skink

Oligosoma aff. waimatense "alpine rock"

Alpine rock skink

Oligosoma burganae

Burgan skink

Oligosoma repens

Eyres skink

Oligosoma aureocola

Mataura skink

Oligosoma toka

Nevis skink

Oligosoma eludens

Rockhopper skink

Oligosoma carinacauda

Okuru skink

Oligosoma tekakahu

Te Kakahu skink,

Chalky Island skink.

Oligosoma inconspicuum

Cryptic skink

Oligosoma murihiku

Herbfield skink

Oligosoma pluvialis

Te Wāhipounamu skink,

Pallid skink,

Mahogany skink,

Big Bay skink

Oligosoma aff. inconspicuum "North Otago"

Oteake skink

Oligosoma maccanni

McCann's skink

Oligosoma chloronoton

Green skink,

Green-backed skink.

Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "West Otago"

Lakes skink

Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "eastern Otago"

Otago green skink

Oligosoma lineoocellatum

Canterbury spotted skink

Oligosoma kokowai

Northern spotted skink

Oligosoma prasinum

Mackenzie skink

Oligosoma elium

Marlborough spotted skink

Oligosoma kahurangi

Kahurangi skink,

Lonely Lakes skink

Oligosoma longipes

Northern long-toed skink

Oligosoma aff. longipes "southern"

Roamatimati skink

Oligosoma hoparatea

White-bellied skink,

Rangitata skink,

Pukuma skink.

Oligosoma polychroma

Northern grass skink,

Common skink.

Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 2

Waiharakeke grass skink,

Common skink.

Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 3

South Marlborough grass skink,

Common skink.

Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 4

Canterbury grass skink,

Common skink.

Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 5

Southern grass skink,

Common skink

Oligosoma chionochloescens

Tussock skink,

Common skink.

Oligosoma infrapunctatum

Boulenger's speckled skink*,

Speckled skink.

Oligosoma newmani

Newman's speckled skink,

Speckled skink.

Oligosoma albornense

Alborn skink

Oligosoma salmo

Kapitia skink,

Chesterfield skink.

Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Cobble"

Cobble skink

Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Hokitika"

Hokitika skink

Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Westport"

Westport skink

Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Ōkārito"

Ōkārito skink

Oligosoma zelandicum

Glossy brown skink,

Brown skink.

Oligosoma (Stewart Island)

Oligosoma notosaurus

Southern skink

Oligosoma stenotis

Small-eared skink

Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "Stewart Island"

Stewart Island green skink

Oligosoma chionochloescens

Tussock skink,

Common skink.

Chatham's skink (Rangiaotea/Pitt Island). <a href="https://www.instagram.com/samuelpurdiewildlife/">© Samuel Purdie</a>

Oligosoma (Chatham Islands)

Oligosoma nigriplantare

Chatham's skink

Tuatara

Sphenodon

Sphenodon punctatus

Tuatara

NZ Frogs

Archey's Frog (Whareorino forest). <a href="https://www.instagram.com/samuelpurdiewildlife/">© Samuel Purdie</a>

Leiopelma

Leiopelma archeyi

Archey's frog,

Pepeketua,

Little red man.

Leiopelma hamiltoni

Hamilton's frog,

Maud Island frog.

Leiopelma hochstetteri

Hochstetter's frog,

Pepeketua

Pangokereia

Marine Reptiles

Marine Snakes

Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied sea snake,

Yellowbelly sea snake,

Pelagic sea snake.

Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped sea krait,

Colubrine sea krait,

Banded sea krait.

Laticauda laticaudata

Brown-lipped sea krait,

Blue-lipped sea krait.

Laticauda saintgironsi

New Caledonian sea krait,

Saint Giron's sea krait

Marine Turtles

Chelonia mydas

Green turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback turtle,

Leatherback sea turtle,

Leathery turtle,

Luth

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive ridley turtle

Introduced Skinks

Lampropholis

Lampropholis delicata

Rainbow skink,

Plague skink,

Delicate garden skink.

Introduced Frogs

Ranoidea

Ranoidea aurea

Green and golden bell frog,

Golden bell frog.

Ranoidea raniformis

Southern bell frog,

Growling grass frog.

Litoria

Litoria ewingii

Southern brown tree frog,

Brown tree frog,

Whistling tree frog.

Exotic Pets

Eastern Blue Tongued Skink - Joel Knight

Exotic Lizards

Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

Eastern blue-tongued skink,

Illillyarka

Pogona vitticeps

Central bearded dragon

, Inland bearded dragon

Egernia cunninghami

Cunningham's skink

, Cunningham’s spiny-tailed skink

Green and Golden Bell Frog. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joelknightnz/">© Joel Knight</a>

Exotic Amphibians

Ambystoma mexicanum

Axolotl

Ranoidea aurea

Green and golden bell frog,

Golden bell frog.

Ranoidea raniformis

Southern bell frog,

Growling grass frog.

Litoria ewingii

Southern brown tree frog,

Brown tree frog,

Whistling tree frog.