Anyone ever been to NZ and seen Naultinus In the Wild?

Palex134 · #1 10-09-2005, 01:50 PM

I am wanting to go to NZ in the future and photograph some naultinus. Anyone ever been to NZ and seen them in the wild? thanks

Minhawali · #2 10-15-2005, 06:43 AM

Peter,

I was there last year and did the northern part of the North Island.
Didn`t see any in the wild.
I did see lots of them in the Reptile Park just north of Auckland.
The owner told me that, the last years, it wasn`t going that good with wild populations.

Cheers,
Johan.

Zach Whitman · #3 10-20-2005, 05:27 PM

I just returned from spending 6 months in NZ. It was freakin spectacular. However, after spending countless weekends, in suppossedly prime gecko habitat, looking for lizards to photograph, I did not find a single one. The NZ forest is as dense as it gets, these geckos are VERY well camoflaged. Nonetheless it was fun trying.

**Elizabeth Freer** · #4 11-11-2005, 10:52 PM

Johan---

Did the owner of the Reptile Park just north of Auckland specify any reason for hard-to-find wild populations of NZ gex of late? Has it been a cyclical weather issue?

Minhawali · #5 11-12-2005, 06:36 AM

The reason is Feral cats and other introduced pests.

**Elizabeth Freer** · #6 11-14-2005, 03:12 PM

Johan---

So the reason for the scarcity of Naultinus is predators...bad news. I guess it's survival of the biggest...

It would be great if these geckos could find hiding places to outsmart the larger creatures!

Humm-mm......do feral cats make good ingredients for soup?

Ken Bartenfeld · #7 11-14-2005, 04:04 PM

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Humm-mm......do feral cats make good ingredients for soup?

LOL