Reptiles and amphibians of New Zealand : a field guide / Dylan van Winkel, Marleen Baling, and Rod Hitchmough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Winkel, Dylan, author.

Baling, Marleen, author.

Hitchmough, Rod, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amphibians--Geographical distribution.

Amphibians.

Reptiles--Geographical distribution.

Reptiles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : colour illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, [2018]

Summary:

This is the definitive field guide to all of New Zealand's tuatara, geckos, skinks, frogs, marine turtles, and marine snakes.New Zealand's 123 species of reptiles and amphibians represent an extraordinary aspect of this country's biodiversity.

Contents:

Cover

About the authors

Title page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

TUATARA

Tuatara Sphenodon punctatus

GECKOS

NEW ZEALAND GECKOS

Harlequin gecko Tukutuku rakiurae

Aupouri gecko Naultinus "North Cape"

Northland green gecko Naultinus grayii

Elegant gecko Naultinus elegans

Barking gecko Naultinus punctatus

Marlborough green gecko Naultinus manukanus

Rough gecko Naultinus rudis

Starred gecko Naultinus stellatus

West Coast green gecko Naultinus tuberculatus

Jewelled gecko Naultinus gemmeus

Forest gecko Mokopirirakau granulatus

Ngahere gecko Mokopirirakau

Cupola gecko Mokopirirakau

Broad-cheeked gecko Mokopirirakau

Open Bay Islands gecko Mokopirirakau

Cascade gecko Mokopirirakau

Tautuku gecko Mokopirirakau

Orange-spotted gecko Mokopirirakau

Takitimu gecko Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus

Cloudy gecko Mokopirirakau nebulosus

Black-eyed gecko Mokopirirakau kahutarae

Northern striped gecko Toropuku

Southern striped gecko Toropuku stephensi

Matapia gecko Dactylocnemis

Te Paki gecko Dactylocnemis

Pacific gecko Dactylocnemis pacificus

Three Kings gecko Dactylocnemis

Mokohinau gecko Dactylocnemis

Poor Knights gecko Dactylocnemis

Duvaucel's gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii

Raukawa gecko Woodworthia maculata

Muriwai gecko Woodworthia aff. maculata

Waitaha gecko Woodworthia cf. brunnea

Pygmy gecko Woodworthia "pygmy"

Minimac gecko Woodworthia "Marlborough mini"

Kaikouras gecko Woodworthia "Kaikouras"

Kahurangi gecko Woodworthia "Mount Arthur"

Southern Alps gecko Woodworthia "Southern Alps"

Schist gecko Woodworthia "Central Otago"

Kawarau gecko Woodworthia "Cromwell"

Korero gecko Woodworthia "Otago/Southland large"

Short-toed gecko Woodworthia "southern mini".

Goldstripe gecko Woodworthia chrysosiretica (Robb, 1980)

Key to New Zealand geckos

SKINKS

NEW ZEALAND SKINKS

Chevron skink Oligosoma homalonotum

Egg-laying skink Oligosoma suteri

Fiordland skink Oligosoma acrinasum

Sinbad skink Oligosoma pikitanga

Barrier skink Oligosoma judgei

Awakopaka skink Oligosoma awakopaka

Otago skink Oligosoma otagense

Taumaka skink Oligosoma taumakae

Scree skink Oligosoma waimatense

Grand skink Oligosoma grande

Burgan skink Oligosoma burganae

Eyres skink Oligosoma repens

Nevis skink Oligosoma toka

Okuru skink Oligosoma

Te Kakahu skink Oligosoma tekakahu

Cryptic skink Oligosoma inconspicuum

Southern skink Oligosoma notosaurus

McCann's skink Oligosoma maccanni

Small-eared skink Oligosoma stenotis

Green skink (Southland green skink) Oligosoma chloronoton

Lakes skink Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "West Otago"

Otago green skink Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "Eastern Otago"

Stewart Island green skink Oligosoma aff. chloronoton "Stewart Island"

Canterbury spotted skink Oligosoma lineoocellatum

Northern spotted skink Oligosoma kokowai

Mackenzie skink Oligosoma prasinum

Marlborough spotted skink Oligosoma elium

Northern long-toed skink Oligosoma longipes

Roamatimati skink Oligosoma aff. longipes "southern"

White-bellied skink Oligosoma hoparatea

Northern grass skink Oligosoma polychroma

Waiharakeke grass skink Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 2

South Marlborough grass skink Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 3

Canterbury grass skink Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 4

Southern grass skink Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 5

Speckled skink Oligosoma infrapunctatum

Alborn skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Alborn"

Chesterfield skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Chesterfield".

Cobble skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "cobble"

Crenulate skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "crenulate"

Hokitika skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Hokitika"

Westport skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Westport"

Hawke's Bay skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "Hawke's Bay"

Kupe skink Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum "southern North Island"

Falla's skink Oligosoma fallai

Chathams skink Oligosoma nigriplantare

Shore skink Oligosoma smithi

Tātahi skink Oligosoma "Three Kings, Te Paki, Western Northland"

Small-scaled skink Oligosoma microlepis

Striped skink Oligosoma striatum

Moko skink Oligosoma moco

Whirinaki skink Oligosoma "Whirinaki"

Glossy brown skink Oligosoma zelandicum

Copper skink Oligosoma aeneum

Slight skink Oligosoma levidensum

Hardy's skink Oligosoma hardyi

Aorangi skink Oligosoma roimata

Ornate skink Oligosoma ornatum

Whitaker's skink Oligosoma whitakeri

Marbled skink Oligosoma oliveri

Hauraki skink Oligosoma townsi

Robust skink Oligosoma alani

McGregor's skink Oligosoma macgregori

Plague (rainbow) skink Lampropholis delicata

Key to New Zealand skinks

FROGS

NEW ZEALAND FROGS

Archey's frog Leiopelma archeyi

Hochstetter's frog Leiopelma hochstetteri

Hamilton's frog Leiopelma hamiltoni

Green and golden bell frog Ranoidea aurea

Southern bell frog Ranoidea raniformis

Brown (whistling) tree frog Litoria ewingii

Key to New Zealand frogs

MARINE TURTLES

Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta

Green turtle Chelonia mydas

Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea

Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata

Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea

Key to New Zealand marine turtles

MARINE SNAKES

Yellow-lipped sea krait Laticauda colubrina

MARINE SNAKES.

Brown- (blue-) lipped sea krait Laticauda laticaudata

Saint Giron's sea krait Laticauda saintgironsi

Yellow-bellied sea snake Hydrophis platurus

Key to New Zealand marine snakes

Regional checklist of New Zealand herpetofauna

Glossary

Further reading

Index

Imprint.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-77671-025-8

OCLC:

1065523604