What genus of gecko, other than Hyplodactylus, is endemic to New Zealand and able to give live birth?
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Naultinus Naultinus is a genus of geckos. It is one of two genera of geckos that are endemic to New Zealand, the other genus being "Hoplodactylus". On account of their striking colouration, species in the genus "Naultinus" are commonly known as green geckos. There are eight described species in the genus, while another species from the North Island is awaiting formal scientific description. Species in the genus share a number of traits that set them apart as quite different from the rest of the world's two thousand odd gecko species, which are generally brown in colour, ovivaparous, short-lived and nocturnal. In contrast, "Naultinus" are green (with the exceptions of males in two South Island species which exhibit sexual dimorphism in colouration), ovovivaparous, live up to 30 years or more and are strictly diurnal. New Zealand has a temperate, maritime climate, and in terms of distribution "Naultinus" is one of the southern-most gecko genera in the world — some species live in habitats in the South Island which receive regular snowfall in winter. Animals in this genus possess several physiological and behavioural adaptations to cope with these periods of low temperatures and adverse weather.
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Viviparity Viviparity (from the Latin "vivus" ("living") and "parere" ("to beget"), literally "giving live birth"), both in zoology and in botany refers to certain classes of modes of reproduction, though it has different meanings in the two contexts.<br>
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Tarentola mindiae The Qattara gecko (Tarentola mindiae) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.
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Sphaerodactylus plummeri Sphaerodactylus plummeri is a species of "Sphaerodactylus", a very small gecko found in the Dominican Republic. It was first described in 1992 and named after one of the collectors.
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Tuatara Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. Their name derives from the Māori language, and means "peaks on the back". The single species of tuatara is the only surviving member of its order, which flourished around 200 million years ago. Their most recent common ancestor with any other extant group is with the squamates (lizards and snakes). For this reason, tuatara are of great interest in the study of the evolution of lizards and snakes, and for the reconstruction of the appearance and habits of the earliest diapsids, a group of amniote tetrapods that also includes dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians.
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Auckland green gecko The Auckland green gecko, "Naultinus elegans elegans", is a subspecies of gecko found only in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, except north of Whangaroa. The other subspecies, the Wellington green gecko, is found in the southern half of the North Island and the two ranges do not overlap. Its length is up to 145 mm, snout to vent.
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Phyllodactylus Phyllodactylus is a genus of geckos distributed in South America and Central America, and as far north as the southern United States. They are commonly known as "leaf-toed geckos" in their native range, and otherwise as American leaf-toed geckos to distinguish them from unrelated genera with similar feet.
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Pachydactylus Pachydactylus is a genus of insectivorous geckos, endemic to Africa, and commonly known as thick-toed geckos.
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Long-toed skink The long-toed skink, "Oligosoma longipes", is a species of skink of the family Scincidae, endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Geoff Patterson in 1997. It is only known from a few sites in the South Island of New Zealand and little is known of its habits. It seems to prefer dry, rocky habitats, usually eroding stream terraces or scree slopes. It is diurnal and heliothermic. Maximum snout-vent length is about 70 mm.
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Northland green gecko The Northland green gecko, "Naultinus grayii", is a species of gecko found only in the Northland region of New Zealand, north of Whangaroa; it is one of the rarest and most highly sought after lizards. Its total length (including tail) is up to 200 mm , and its snout to vent length (SVL) is up to 95 mm .
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Hawequa flat gecko The Hawequa flat gecko ("Afroedura hawequensis") is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
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Whitaker's skink Whitaker's skink, "Oligosoma whitakeri" (formerly "Cyclodina whitakeri" ), is a threatened species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found only in New Zealand.
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Lygodactylus Lygodactylus is a genus of diurnal geckos with approximately 60 species. They are commonly referred to as dwarf geckos. They are mainly found in Africa and Madagascar although two species are found in South America. "Lygodactylus picturatus", the best known species, is found in Kenya and commonly known as the white-headed dwarf gecko. Recently, illegal importation from Tanzania of brightly colored (and critically-endangered), "Lygodactylus williamsi," known as electric blue geckos, has been gaining attention for "Lygodactylus" geckos in the reptile trade.
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Paroedura Paroedura (Madagascar ground geckos) is a genus of geckos, endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros. These geckos are typically terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support.
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Cape Verde wall gecko Cape Verde wall gecko also as Cape Verdean or Capeverdean wall gecko ("Tarentola caboverdiana") is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands and are founded in the island of São Nicolau. The species was named in by Hans Hermann Schleich in 1984.
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Woodbush legless skink The woodbush legless skink ("Acontias riepelli") is a species of legless skink. It is found in the Wolkberg mountains of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Females of the species give birth to live young. This lizard species was formerly placed in a monotypic (single species) genus as "Acontophiops lineatus". Morphologically the genus shows similarities to "Acontias cregoi" (formerly "Typhlosaurus cregoi") and a recent review placed both of these within the genus "Acontias", which, as "Acontias lineatus" was already occupied, required a new name for this species.
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Tropiocolotes Tropiocolotes is a genus of geckos that grow to about 2 in in length and are endemic to Northern Africa. They are commonly known as dwarf geckos, pygmy geckos, or sand geckos. They have an elongated body and their heads are oval and of equal or lesser width than their body.
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Hemidactylus robustus Hemidactylus robustus is a species of the Gekkonidae order of geckos.
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Golden gecko The golden gecko ("Gekko badenii" ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Vietnam.
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Diplodactylus tessellatus Diplodactylus tessellatus, commonly known as the tessellated gecko, is a small terriestrial lizard found distributed in inland New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia and the north western corner of Victoria. The tessellated gecko is one of 26 species in the genus "Diplodactylus" all of which are confined to continental Australia. A small gecko varying in colour from grey to rich reddish-brown with a highly variable dorsal pattern.
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Saint Bathans Fauna The Saint Bathans Fauna, or St Bathans Fauna, is found in the lower Bannockburn Formation of the Manuherikia Group of Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It comprises a suite of fossilised prehistoric animals from the late Early Miocene (Altonian) period, with an age range of 19–16 million years ago. The layer in which the fossils are found derives from littoral zone sediments deposited in a shallow, freshwater lake, with an area of 5600 km. The lake was bordered by an extensive floodplain containing herbaceous and grassy wetland habitats with peat-forming swamp–woodland. At that time the climate was warm and the surrounding vegetation was characterised by casuarinas, eucalypts and palms as well as podocarps, araucarias and southern beeches. The fossiliferous layer has been exposed at places along the Manuherikia River and at other sites in the vicinity of the historic gold mining town of Saint Bathans. The fauna consists of a variety of vertebrates, including fish, a crocodilian, a sphenodont (the tuatara family), geckos, skinks, and several kinds of birds, especially waterbirds. A basal form of kiwi, "Proapteryx", is known from there.
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Crested gecko The crested gecko, New Caledonian crested gecko, Guichenot's giant gecko or eyelash gecko ("Correlophus ciliatus") is a species of gecko native to southern New Caledonia. This species was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994. Along with several "Rhacodactylus" species, it is being considered for protected status by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. It is popular in the pet trade.