Nelson green gecko

Nelson green gecko

Gradual Decline (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Diplodactylidae
Genus:Naultinus
Species: N. stellatus
Binomial name
Naultinus stellatus
Hutton, 1872

The Nelson green gecko or starry tree gecko (Naultinus stellatus) is a species of the family Gekkonidae (gecko). The neotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2]

Distribution

The Nelson green gecko is found only in the Nelson area of New Zealand, from south of the Bryant Range, westwards of the main divide, to the Murchison district and north Westland.[3]

Reproduction is viviparous. Young (usually twins) are born in the autumn or early winter.

Conservation status

In 2012 the Department of Conservation classified the Nelson green gecko as At Risk under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. It was judged as meeting the criteria for At Risk threat status as a result of it having a low to high ongoing or predicted decline. This gecko is also regarded as being sparse and Data Poor.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Naultinus stellatus Hutton, 1872; neotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Naultinus stellatus". Species Synopses. Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua. Retrieved 24 November 2014.


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