Flora and Fauna: Reptile and Amphibia you may encounter during your stay at The Peaks or Kakariki

A = abundant    C = commonly present    O = occasional   R = rare   * = exotic (introduced species)  = & local St Arnaud area

Common Name(s)  Order/Family Scientific Name Kakariki The Peaks
*Golden Bell Frog SALIENTA Hylidae Littoria aurea R  
*Whistling Frog   Littoria ewingii C C
Star spangled gecko SQUAMATA Gekkonidae Heteropholis stellatus   O
Common Skink                    Scincidae Leiolopisma nigriplantare O C
Skink   Leiolopisma lineoocellatum   O
Spotted Skink   Leiolopisma infrapunctatum   O

Other species of reptiles and amphibia present in the wider Nelson Lakes and Buller Gorge area and approximate distance of known localities from Kakariki or The Peaks   

Common Name(s)  Order/Family Scientific Name Kakariki The Peaks
Forest gecko SQUAMATA Gekkonidae Hoplodactylus granulatus 3km  
Green gecko   Heteropholis tuberculatus 15km  
         
         

Nomenclature follows Robb J 1981 New Zealand Amphibians & Reptiles

New Zealand Reptiles and Amphibia