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Story: Lizards

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Appearance and life cycle

  3. Origins and diversity

  4. Lizards in their environment

  5. Conservation

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Appearance and life cycle

Species richness

Species richness

Coromandel striped gecko

Coromandel striped gecko

Geckos and skinks

Geckos and skinks

Egg-laying skink nest

Egg-laying skink nest (2nd of 2)

Common green geckos

Common green geckos (1st of 2)

Chatham Island skink

Chatham Island skink (3rd of 2)

Duvaucel's gecko

Duvaucel's gecko

From page 2 - Origins and diversity

Lizard habitats

Lizard habitats

Bynoe’s gecko

Bynoe’s gecko

Lord Howe Island skink

Lord Howe Island skink

Skinks

Skinks

From page 3 - Lizards in their environment

Rough gecko

Rough gecko

Shore skinks

Shore skinks

Harlequin gecko

Harlequin gecko

Gannet chick and lizards

Gannet chick and lizards

Geckos feeding

Geckos feeding

From page 4 - Conservation

A cat’s meal

A cat’s meal

Chevron skink

Chevron skink

Whitaker's skink

Whitaker's skink

Grand skink

Grand skink

Radio-tagged gecko

Radio-tagged gecko (1st of 3)

Putiputi Rapua and Gerald

Putiputi Rapua and Gerald (2nd of 3)

Lizard house

Lizard house (3rd of 3)

How to cite this page:

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/lizards/media (accessed 8 February 2023)

Story by Kerry-Jayne Wilson, published 24 Sep 2007, updated 1 Mar 2014

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