Lewis Pass green gecko

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Lewis Pass green gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Naultinus
Species: N. poecilochlorus
Binomial name
Naultinus poecilochlorus
(Robb, 1980)

The Lewis Pass green gecko or central tree gecko, Naultinus poecilochlorus, is a gecko of the family Gekkonidae.

[edit] Distribution

The Lewis Pass green gecko is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand, found only at Lewis Pass, south Nelson, and north Canterbury.

[edit] Description

Coloration of this gekkonid is a green background with golden speckles, and white patches, in longitudinal rows.

Reproduction is viviparous.

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