This atlas provides species descriptions, habitat information, images and distribution maps. The observations cover over 100 species of geckos, skinks and frogs.
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Species Scientific Name: Anura Genus incertae sedis "Northern Great Barrier Island swimming frog" Caretta caretta Chelodina longicollis Chelonia mydas Dactylocnemis "Matapia Island" Dactylocnemis "Mokohinau" Dactylocnemis "North Cape" Dactylocnemis "Poor Knights" Dactylocnemis "Three Kings" Dactylocnemis pacificus Dermochelys coriacea Eretmochelys imbricata Hoplodactylus "Anatoki" Hoplodactylus delcourti Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Ichthyosaura alpestris apauna Lampropholis delicata Laticauda colubrina Laticauda laticaudata Laticauda saintgironsi Leiopelma archeyi Leiopelma auroraensis Leiopelma hamiltoni Leiopelma hochstetteri Leiopelma markhami Leiopelma pakeka Leiopelma waitomoensis Lepidochelys olivacea Litoria ewingii Mokopirirakau "Cascades" Mokopirirakau "Cupola" Mokopirirakau "Okarito" Mokopirirakau "Open Bay Islands" Mokopirirakau "Roys Peak" Mokopirirakau "southern black-eyed" Mokopirirakau "southern forest" Mokopirirakau "southern North Island" Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus Mokopirirakau granulatus Mokopirirakau kahutarae Mokopirirakau nebulosus Naultinus elegans Naultinus flavirictus Naultinus gemmeus Naultinus grayii Naultinus manukanus Naultinus punctatus Naultinus rudis Naultinus stellatus Naultinus tuberculatus Nothing Found Oligosoma "Grey Valley" Oligosoma "Okuru" Oligosoma "rockhopper" Oligosoma "Whirinaki" Oligosoma acrinasum Oligosoma aeneum Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "eastern Otago" Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "Stewart Island" Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "West Otago" Oligosoma aff. inconspicuum "Big Bay" Oligosoma aff. inconspicuum "herbfield" Oligosoma aff. inconspicuum "mahogany" Oligosoma aff. inconspicuum "North Otago" Oligosoma aff. inconspicuum "Oteake" Oligosoma aff. inconspicuum "pallid" Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "cobble" Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Hawke's Bay" Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Hokitika" Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Southern North Island" Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Westport" Oligosoma aff. longipes "Lonely Lake" Oligosoma aff. longipes "southern" Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 2 Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 3 Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 4 Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 5 Oligosoma aff. waimatense "alpine rock" Oligosoma alani Oligosoma albornense Oligosoma auroraense Oligosoma awakopaka Oligosoma burganae Oligosoma chloronoton Oligosoma elium Oligosoma fallai Oligosoma gracilicorpus Oligosoma grande Oligosoma hardyi Oligosoma homalonotum Oligosoma hoparatea Oligosoma inconspicuum Oligosoma infrapunctatum Oligosoma judgei Oligosoma kokowai Oligosoma levidensum Oligosoma lineoocellatum Oligosoma longipes Oligosoma maccanni Oligosoma macgregori Oligosoma microlepis Oligosoma moco Oligosoma newmani Oligosoma nigriplantare Oligosoma northlandi Oligosoma notosaurus Oligosoma oliveri Oligosoma ornatum Oligosoma otagense Oligosoma pachysomaticum Oligosoma pikitanga Oligosoma polychroma Oligosoma prasinum Oligosoma repens Oligosoma robinsoni Oligosoma roimata Oligosoma salmo Oligosoma smithi Oligosoma stenotis Oligosoma striatum Oligosoma suteri Oligosoma taumakae Oligosoma tekakahu Oligosoma toka Oligosoma townsi Oligosoma waimatense Oligosoma whitakeri Oligosoma zelandicum Pelamis platura Ranoidea aurea Ranoidea raniformis Sphenodon punctatus Tiliqua sp. Toropuku "Coromandel" Toropuku stephensi Trachemys scripta elegans Tukutuku rakiurae Woodworthia "Central Otago" Woodworthia "Cromwell" Woodworthia "Kaikouras" Woodworthia "Marlborough mini" Woodworthia "Mount Arthur" Woodworthia "Otago/Southland large" Woodworthia "pygmy" Woodworthia "Raggedy" Woodworthia "SAlps northern" Woodworthia "Southern Alps" Woodworthia "southern mini" Woodworthia aff. maculata "Muriwai" Woodworthia cf. brunnea Woodworthia chrysosiretica Woodworthia maculata Species Common Name: Alborn Skink alpine rock skink Anatoki gecko Aorangi skink Archey's frog Auckland green gecko Aupouri green gecko aurora frog awakopaka skink barking gecko Barrier skink big bay skink black-eyed gecko blue tongue skink broad-cheeked gecko brown lipped sea krait brown tree frog Burgan skink Canterbury grass skink Canterbury spotted skink Cascades gecko Chathams skink Chesterfield skink chevron skink cloudy gecko cobble skink common snake-necked turtle copper skink crenulate skink cryptic skink Cupola gecko Duvaucel's Gecko egg-laying skink Eyres skink Falla's skink Fiordland skink forest gecko glossy brown skink goldstripe gecko grand skink green and golden bell frog green skink green turtle Grey Valley skink Hamilton's frog Hardy's skink Harlequin gecko Hauraki skink Hawke's Bay skink Hawke's Bay skink hawksbill turtle herbfield skink Hochstetter's frog Hokitika skink Italian alpine newt jewelled gecko kahurangi gecko Kaikouras gecko Kawarau gecko kawekaweau korero gecko Kupe skink lakes skink leatherback turtle loggerhead turtle Lonely Lake skink long-toed skink Mackenzie basin spotted skink mahogany skink marbled skink Markham's frog Marlborough green gecko Matapia gecko Maud Island frog McCann's skink McGregor's skink minimac gecko moko skink Mokohinau gecko Muriwai gecko narrow-bodied Skink Nevis skink Newman's speckled skink ngahere gecko North Otago skink northern grass skink northern Great Barrier Island swimming frog northern Southern Alps gecko northern spotted skink northern striped gecko northland green gecko northland skink Okuru skink olive ridley turtle Open Bay Islands gecko ornate skink Otago green skink Otago skink Oteake skink pacific gecko pallid skink plague skink poor knights gecko pygmy gecko Raggedy Range gecko Rangitata skink Raukawa gecko red-eared turtle Roamatimati skink robust skink rockhopper skink rough gecko Roys Peak gecko Saint-Giron's sea krait schist gecko scree skink shore skink short-toed gecko Sinbad skink slight skink small-eared skink small-scaled skink south Marlborough grass skink south Marlborough spotted skink southern Alps gecko southern bell frog southern black-eyed gecko southern grass skink southern marbled skink southern skink southern striped gecko speckled skink starred gecko Stewart Island green skink striped skink Takitimu gecko Taumaka skink Tautuku gecko Te Kakahu skink Te Paki gecko Three Kings gecko tuatara Waiharakeke grass skink Waitaha gecko Waitomo frog West Coast green gecko Westport skink Whirinaki skink Whitaker's skink yellow-bellied sea-snake yellow-lipped sea krait Show details