Northern Striped Gecko

The northern striped gecko is a highly localised arboreal gecko of the Coromandel region. Pale lengthwise stripes run along a brown or grey back, with dark borders and a slender prehensile tail.

It is known from a small number of sites on the Coromandel Peninsula and nearby islands. It is mainly nocturnal, climbing shrubs and trees for insects, nectar and fruit and sheltering in vegetation by day.

Northern striped gecko is Threatened — Nationally Vulnerable (NZ Threat Classification). Its known sites are sensitive and it is seldom seen without focused nocturnal survey work.