New Zealand Herpetological Society Inc.

Description:

The bright green colour is often marked by two rows of yellow cream to white blotches / stripes down each side of the gecko‘s body. The tail in this group is very versatile, being used as a “fifth limb” for climbing assistance, for balance and no doubt for food storage. The interior of the mouth and the tongue are coloured a rich blue. Grows < 95mm SV. A bright canary yellow form of N. elegans elegans is sometimes seen, as illustrated in the adjoining photograph. These “albino” versions possibly have a recessive gene that exhibits as a pigment lack in the chromophores.

Distribution:

Found in the North Island, north of Taranaki.

Ecology & Habitat:

Arboreal, frequenting many bushy plants and epiphytes. However stands of manuka and kanuka are favoured locations.