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
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