Naultinus rudis (FISCHER, 1881)

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Natural Tree Gecko, Rough gecko
Synonym	Heteropholis rudis FISCHER 1881: 235 Naultinus rudis — BOULENGER 1885: 170 Heteropholis rudis — MCCANN 1955: 57 Heteropholis rudis — WERMUTH 1965: 91 Naultinus elegans rudis — MEADS 1982 Heteropholis rudis — PICKARD & TOWNS 1988 Naultinus rudis — KLUGE 1993 Naultinus rudis — RÖSLER 2000: 96 Naultinus rudis — NIELSEN et al. 2011
Distribution	New Zealand (NE South Island: Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury provinces) Type locality: New Zealand
Reproduction	Viviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.22.37; Given erroneously as UMB 17396 fide De Lisle et al. 2013.
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1470 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Naultinus manukanus apparently forms a cline with populations of N. rudis. Thus, this may be a case of "speciation in progress".
References	Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here Fischer, J. G. 1881. Herpetologische Bemerkungen vorzugsweise über Stücke des Naturhistorischen Museums in Bremen. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Bremen, 7: 225-238 [Nov. 1881] Henle, K. 1981. Die Herpetofauna Neuseelands, Teil 4: Endemische Geckos. Herpetofauna 3 (15): 16-19 - get paper here Hitchmough, Rodney A.; Geoffrey B. Patterson, and David G. Chapple 2016. Putting a Name to Diversity: Taxonomy of the New Zealand Lizard Fauna. in: Chapple, D.G. (ed). New Zealand Lizards. Springer, pp. 87-108 - get paper here McCann, C. 1955. The lizards of New Zealand. Gekkonidae and Scincidae. Dominion Museum Bulletin (17): 1—127. Nielsen, Stuart V.; Aaron M. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman, Rod A. Hitchmough and Charles H. Daugherty 2011. New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 (1): 1-22 - get paper here Pickard,C.R. & Towns,D.R. 1988. Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Zealand. Conservation Sciences Publication No. 1, Wellington Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Winkel, D. van, Baling, M. & Hitchmough, R. 2018. Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A field guide. Auckland University Press, Auckland, 376 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://www.samuelpurdiewildlife.com/New-Zealand-Reptiles-Amphibians/New… http://www.ryanphotographic.com/Naultinus.htm#rough Google images

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