Canterbury

1. 

   Scree skink Oligosoma waimatense

   • Species group: Lizards
   • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
   • Distribution: Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago
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   Shore spurge Euphorbia glauca

   • Species group: Dicot herbs
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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3. 

   South Island robin Petroica australis australis

   • Species group: Forest birds
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: Widely distributed through Nelson-Marlborough and the northern West Coast, and in Fiordland. Sparse and patchy distribution through the central West Coast, with isolated populations in Otago and along the eastern Marlborough coastline.
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   South Marlborough grass skink Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 3

   • Species group: Lizards
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: North Canterbury and central parts of Marlborough
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   Southern crested grebe Podiceps cristatus australis

   • Species group: Wetland birds
   • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
   • Distribution: South Island lakes
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   Southern grass skink Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 5

   • Species group: Lizards
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: Widespread over damper parts of Canterbury, Otago and Southland
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   Spotless crake Porzana tabuensis tabuensis

   • Species group: Wetland birds
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: Throughout New Zealand, but rarely reported in the South Island
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8. Stuckenia pectinata

   • Species group: Aquatic herbs
   • Threat category: At Risk: Naturally Uncommon
   • Distribution: North and South Islands
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   Swamp buttercup Ranunculus macropus

   • Species group: Dicot herbs
   • Threat category: Data deficient
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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10. 

    Swamp nettle Urtica perconfusa

    • Species group: Dicot herbs
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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11. 

    Teucridium parvifolium

    • Species group: Shrubs
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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12. 

    Torrentfish Cheimarrichthys fosteri

    • Species group: Fish
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Widespread.
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    Upland longjaw galaxias Galaxias prognathus

    • Species group: Fish
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
    • Distribution: Buller, Canterbury, mid to high altitudes.
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    Veronica lavaudiana

    • Species group: Shrubs
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Banks Peninsula and Port Hills, Canterbury
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    Waitaha gecko Woodworthia cf. brunnea

    • Species group: Lizards
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Canterbury from Kaitorete Spit to southern Marlborough
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    West Coast green gecko Naultinus tuberculatus

    • Species group: Lizards
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
    • Distribution: Lewis Pass to northern Westland
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17. 

    White heron Ardea modesta

    • Species group: Wetland birds
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Critical
    • Distribution: Only breeds in one colony at Okarito, then disperses New Zealand-wide
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    White mistletoe Tupeia antarctica

    • Species group: Parasitic plants
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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19. 

    White-fronted tern Sterna striata striata

    • Species group: Coastal birds
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Coastally throughout New Zealand
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    Wurmbea novae-zelandiae

    • Species group: Dicot herbs
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Endangered
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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