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Wellington Green Gecko

Naultinus elegans punctatus

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Field Notes

Notes:

These pictures were taken at Zealandia, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, which is encapsulated by a 8.6 km predator-proof fence. http://www.visitzealandia.com/Site/Zealandia_Home/Inside/About/Default…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karori_Wildlife_Sanctuary

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Wellington green gecko, New Zealand Herpetological Society Inc. - elegans punctatus

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Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
That makes more sense, thanks for clarifying.
kerrydonovanbrown
I guess they're not average geckos. This picture was taken at a wildlife sanctuary. (http://www.visitzealandia.com/site/zealandia_home/) While there are probably thousands free roaming in the reserve, these were a group put on display — I'm not sure if the Wellington Green is quite so gregarious under normal circumstances.
Dan Doucette
I agree, very cool! It's not often you see geckos all bunched up like that in a group.
Aaron_G
One of the coolest geckos in the world!! :-)

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PublishedJanuary 22, 2012

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