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Marlborough Green Gecko
Naultinus manukanus (Mccann, 1955)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Naultinus manukanus, commonly known as the Marlborough Green Gecko or the Manuka gecko, is a small species of gecko endemic to New Zealand. The species' name, manukanus, was derived from this species being commonly found in Mānuka shrubs. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Wikipedia contributors, Marlborough green gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:32:55.272662+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Naultinus manukanus (Mccann, 1955)
- Name authority
- (Mccann, 1955)
- Common name
- Marlborough Green Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diplodactylidae
- Genus
- Naultinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyDiplodactylidae
- genusNaultinus
- speciesNaultinus manukanus (Mccann, 1955)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Naultinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Green geckoNaultinus punctatus Gray, 1843 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Natural Tree GeckoNaultinus rudis (Fischer, 1881) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nelson green geckoNaultinus stellatus Hutton, 1872 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auckland green geckoNaultinus elegans Gray, 1842 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Naultinus flavirictus Hitchmough, Nielsen, Lysaght & Bauer, 2021 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Naultinus tuberculatus (Mccann, 1955) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Heteropholis manukanus Mccann, 1955 Mccann, 1955 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Naultinus&species=manukanus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6S5XL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.