Jewelled gecko

Jewelled gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Naultinus
Species: N. gemmeus
Binomial name
Naultinus gemmeus
(McCann, 1955)
Synonyms

Naultinus lineatus Gray, 1869 Naultinus elegans Lucas and Frost, 1897
Naulthinus elegans Werner, 1901
Heteropholis gemmeus McCann, 1955
Heteropholis gemmeus Wermuth, 1965
Naultinus elegans gemmeus Meads, 1982
Naultinus gemmeus Thomas, 1982
Naultinus gemmeus Rösler, 2000

The jewelled gecko, Naultinus gemmeus, is a species of gecko endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. There are two main subgroups of jewelled geckos: those living in Otago and those living in Canterbury. One obvious difference is that some of the males of the Canterbury geckos are grey or brown with yellow, purple and white markings; whereas all Otago geckos are green with yellow and white markings.

These and other New Zealand geckos are highly protected and it is illegal to capture or disturb them. Jewelled geckos are often targeted by wildlife smugglers.[1]

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