Lizards of New Zealand

Every lizards in the Wildlife of New Zealand guide: 74 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Tuatara

• Tuatara Sphenodon punctatus

Geckos

• Rough Gecko Naultinus rudis
• Hura Te Ao Gecko Mokopirirakau galaxias
• Harlequin Gecko Tukutuku rakiurae
• Takitimu Gecko Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus
• Black-eyed Gecko Mokopirirakau kahutarae
• Starred Gecko Naultinus stellatus
• West Coast Green Gecko Naultinus tuberculatus
• Northern Striped Gecko Toropuku inexpectatus
• Southern Striped Gecko Toropuku stephensi
• Forest Gecko Mokopirirakau granulatus
• Elegant Gecko Naultinus elegans
• Aupouri Gecko Naultinus flavirictus
• Jewelled Gecko Naultinus gemmeus
• Northland Green Gecko Naultinus grayii
• Marlborough Green Gecko Naultinus manukanus
• Barking Gecko Naultinus punctatus
• Goldstripe Gecko Woodworthia chrysosiretica
• Cloudy Gecko Mokopirirakau nebulosus
• Duvaucel's Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii
• Pacific Gecko Dactylocnemis pacificus
• Raukawa Gecko Woodworthia maculata

Skinks

• Speckled Skink Oligosoma infrapunctatum
• Alborn Skink Oligosoma albornense
• Awakopaka Skink Oligosoma awakopaka
• Green Skink Oligosoma chloronoton
• White-bellied Skink Oligosoma hoparatea
• Kahurangi Skink Oligosoma kahurangi
• Kapitia Skink Oligosoma salmo
• Hawke's Bay Skink Oligosoma auroraense
• Burgan Skink Oligosoma burganae
• South Marlborough Spotted Skink Oligosoma elium
• Grand Skink Oligosoma grande
• Barrier Skink Oligosoma judgei
• Slight Skink Oligosoma levidensum
• Otago Skink Oligosoma otagense
• Sinbad Skink Oligosoma pikitanga
• Taumaka Skink Oligosoma taumakae
• Te Kakahu Skink Oligosoma tekakahu
• Whitaker's Skink Oligosoma whitakeri
• Fiordland Skink Oligosoma acrinasum
• Chevron Skink Oligosoma homalonotum
• Canterbury Spotted Skink Oligosoma lineoocellatum
• Long-toed Skink Oligosoma longipes
• Small-scaled Skink Oligosoma microlepis
• Mackenzie Skink Oligosoma prasinum
• Small-eared Skink Oligosoma stenotis
• Scree Skink Oligosoma waimatense
• Copper Skink Oligosoma aeneum
• Cryptic Skink Oligosoma inconspicuum
• Newman's Speckled Skink Oligosoma newmani
• Southern Skink Oligosoma notosaurus
• Ornate Skink Oligosoma ornatum
• Eyres Skink Oligosoma repens
• Crenulate Skink Oligosoma robinsoni
• Shore Skink Oligosoma smithi
• Striped Skink Oligosoma striatum
• Nevis Skink Oligosoma toka
• Glossy Brown Skink Oligosoma zelandicum
• Robust Skink Oligosoma alani
• McGregor's Skink Oligosoma macgregori
• Hauraki Skink Oligosoma townsi
• Northern Spotted Skink Oligosoma kokowai
• Moko Skink Oligosoma moco
• Chathams Skink Oligosoma nigriplantare
• Egg-laying Skink Oligosoma suteri
• Southern Marbled Skink Oligosoma pachysomaticum
• Falla's Skink Oligosoma fallai
• Hardy's Skink Oligosoma hardyi
• Marbled Skink Oligosoma oliveri
• Aorangi Skink Oligosoma roimata
• McCann's Skink Oligosoma maccanni
• Northern Grass Skink Oligosoma polychroma
• Plague Skink Lampropholis delicata

Frequently asked questions

How many lizards are in the Wildlife of New Zealand guide?

The guide lists 74 lizards of New Zealand, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of lizards are covered?

Tuatara (1), Geckos (21), Skinks (52).