Rough gecko

Rough gecko

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Naultinus
Species: N. rudis
Binomial name
Naultinus rudis
(Fischer, 1882)

The rough gecko, Naultinus rudis, is a species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae native to New Zealand.[2] It is endemic to the Kaikōura Ranges.[3]

Conservation status

As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the Rough gecko as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. "Naultinus rudis (Fischer, 1882) Rough Gecko". The New Zealand Herpetological Society Website. The New Zealand Herpetological Society. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. Wilson, Kerry-Jayne. "Lizards - Lizards in their environment". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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