Auckland green gecko

Auckland green gecko
Auckland green gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Naultinus
Species: N. elegans
Subspecies: N. elegans elegans
Trinomial name
Naultinus elegans elegans

The Auckland green gecko, Naultinus elegans elegans, is a subspecies of gecko found only in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, except north of Whangaroa. The other subspecies, the Wellington green gecko, is found in the southern half of the North Island and the two ranges do not overlap. Its length is up to 95 mm, snout to vent.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Naultinus elegans elegans — Auckland Green Gecko, New Zealand Herpetological Society. Accessed 14 April 2009.

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