Jewelled gecko

Naultinus gemmeus

Habitat

Arboreal; associated with shrubland.

Diet

insects, fruit, nectar

Facts

• It lives above the ground in shrubland and is active during the day.
• Pregnancy lasts about seven months, and births take place in mid- to late autumn—an unusual schedule for a cool-climate gecko.

Research sources

• GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
• ReptTraits — Naultinus gemmeus
• Extended gestation with late-autumn births in a cool-climate viviparous gecko from southern New Zealand (Reptilia: Naultinus gemmeus)