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NZ Geckos
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
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.
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
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
NZ Skinks
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.
Oligosoma (Chatham Islands)
Oligosoma nigriplantare
Chatham's skink
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
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.
Tuatara
Sphenodon
Sphenodon punctatus
Tuatara
NZ Frogs
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