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Naultinus stellatus
(Starry Tree Gecko)
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| Scientific Name | Naultinus stellatus |
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| Common Name | Starry Tree Gecko |
| CITES Status | Appendix III Protected (New Zealand) (as of March 2006) |
| Life Span | unknown |
| Period | Diurnal |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Length | unknown |
| Weight | unknown |
| Terrestrial | unknown |
| Distrobution | New Zealand (Nelson Lakes district and Maitai Valley, Nelson Province, South Island)
Terra typica: Mount Arthur, New Zealand; restricted to Lake Rotoiti, Nelson district, New Zealand, by MCCANN 1955. |
| Notes | None |
| Parent Species | Naultinus elegans |
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| Humidity | unknown |
Daytime Temp | unknown |
| Nighttime Temp | unknown |
Basking Temp | unknown |
| Groups OK | unknown |
Territorial Males | unknown |
| Difficulty | unknown |
Temp-Sexed | unknown |
| Incubation Temp | unknown |
Incubation Time | unknown |
| Food | Insects, Fruit, Berries, Nectar |
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| Lives in low to medium level scrub. They prefer not to shed their tail as they use it as a fifth limb. They will not breed more than once a year and usually give live birth to twins. They cannot change color or shade. |
References
Mar 2006 - The EMBL Reptile Database
Mar 2006 - Naultinus elegans stellatus HUTTON 1872
Mar 2006 - Naultinus pulcherrimus BULLER 1877 (fide MCCANN 1955)
Mar 2006 - Naultinus elegans - LUCAS & FROST (partim) 1897
Mar 2006 - Heteropholis stellatus - MCCANN 1955
Mar 2006 - Heteropholis stellatus - WERMUTH 1965: 91
Mar 2006 - Naultinus stellatus - THOMAS 1982
Mar 2006 - Heteropholis stellatus - ROBB 1986
Mar 2006 - Naultinus stellatus - RSLER 1995: 73
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