Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians
A database of exotic Reptiles and Amphibians found in New Zealand.
Australian Water dragon
Eastern water dragons are stunning, prehistoric looking lizards that make great pets that are native to eastern Australia from Victoria northwards to Queensland, the ones we have in NZ are mostly...
Axolotl
Axolotl. Ambystoma mexicanum https://www.caudata.org/ Axolotls are amphibians that come from 2 lakes in Mexico City, Mexico, they live their entire lives in water, never emerging onto land. First...
Bearded Dragon Coastal
Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps and Pagona barbata. Bearded dragons make a great pet lizard. They don’t get too large, eat a wide variety of foods, are active during the day, and are gentle...
Bearded Dragon Inland
Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps and Pagona barbata. Bearded dragons make a great pet lizard. They don’t get too large, eat a wide variety of foods, are active during the day, and are gentle...
Blue Tongue Skink
BLUE TONGUE SKINKS Tiliqua scincoides Overview Blue Tongue Skinks are native to Australia and make great pets! They are docile, tame, and friendly and don’t cause allergies like some house hold...
Brown Tree Frog
Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii) The Brown Tree Frog is a slender species characterised by a dark brown to sandy grey-brown upper surface with a broad darker brown patch flanked by a darker brown...
Chinese Fire Belly Newts
Fire-bellied newts The 2 species found in New Zealand are the Japanese (Cynops pyrrhogaster) and the Chinese fire-bellied newt (Cynops orientalis). Fire bellied newts are usually dark brown to...
Cunninghams Skink
CUNNINGHAM'S SKINK Egernia cunninghami These skinks are around in the market place in New Zealand but still relatively rare. Description A fairly large skink that grows to 30cm, it has a long tail...
Green and Golden Bell Frog
Care sheet / Guide for the: Green and Golden Bell Frog. By Matt Maney Scientific name: Litoria aurea. Also have Litoria raniformis the Southern bell frog in NZ (very similar). Distribution:...
Japanese Fire Belly Newts
Fire-bellied newts The 2 species found in New Zealand are the Japanese (Cynops pyrrhogaster) and the Chinese fire-bellied newt (Cynops orientalis). Fire bellied newts are usually dark brown to...
Leopard Gecko
THE LEOPARD GECKO Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) INTRODUCTION Leopard gecko’s are without question, one of the easiest lizards to keep as a pet. The reason being that they are very...
Southern Bell Frog
Care sheet / Guide for the: Green and Golden Bell Frog. By Matt Maney Scientific name: Litoria aurea. Also have Litoria raniformis the Southern bell frog in NZ (very similar). Distribution:...
Three-Toed Box Turtle
Three-Toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) Three-toed box turtles are so called as their domed shell and a hinged plastron allows them to tightly seal the shell up when they feel...
Tortoise Hermanns
Tortoises The most common Tortoise available in NZ are the Mediterranean tortoises, the Spur-thighed (Testudo graeca and the Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) The Spur thighed tortoise is a...
Tortoise Spur Thighed
Tortoises The most common Tortoise available in NZ are the Mediterranean tortoises, the Spur-thighed (Testudo graeca and the Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) The Spur thighed tortoise is a...