Marlborough green gecko
| Marlborough green gecko | |
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| Photographed on a ngaio tree in the far northern Marlborough Sounds. | |
CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Naultinus |
| Species: | N. manukanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Naultinus manukanus (McCann, 1955)
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| Distribution of the Marlborough green gecko on a map of the South Island Known native range
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| Synonyms | |
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Heteropholis manukanus | |
Naultinus manukanus, commonly known as the Marlborough Green Gecko or the Manuka gecko, is a small species of gecko endemic to New Zealand. The species' name, manukanus, was derived from this species being commonly found in Mānuka shrubs. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.