Species in New Zealand are not common what so ever. As a country, new zealand has stopped exporting exotics and the few species native to the country are extremely hard to come by.
The species of gecko native to new zealand are typically green. There are two different types of species and both are striclty native to new zealand. both of these gecko species give birth to live young and there is only 1 other gecko specie able to do this (R. Trachy native to New Caledonia) The way to determine these species from others is that their natural body colour is typically green with white markings.
The westland Green gecko or Naultinus tuberculatus are native to the forest's of New Zealand. They are a live bearing gecko meaning they do not lay eggs, they have their young live. They are an endangered species as well and due to these two factors, they are worth a very shiny penny.
Under 10 years.
Maori is the native culture of New Zealand.
The crested gecko is a species of gecko native to southern New Caledonia. This creatures are also known as New Caledonian Crested Gecko, Guichenot's Giant Gecko or Eyelash Gecko.
There are many non-native species of trees in New Zealand, in gardens, parks, farms, forestry and as wild or weed trees. The most common is probably the Pinus Radiata as it is a common forestry tree in New Zealand, favoured for its very quick growth in the NZ climate.
New Zealand does not have any native Quercus (oak) species.
New Zealand native geckos such as green geckos, forest geckos and yellow geckos eat insects eg: Flies, Moths, Spiders etc. But they will supplement it with fruit (ie: from mahoe) and nectar (ie: from flax flowers) when it is available. Hope this Helped :)
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Because it is native to New Zealand:)
The Maori are the native people of New Zealand.
New Zealand has no native land-based mammals apart from the Bat (pekapeka in Maori) There are no koalas in New Zealand, as the koala is native to Australia.