Four valuable lizards have been stolen in a smash and grab at Hamilton Zoo.
Thieves smashed a glass panel and cut through chains and padlocked doors on Friday night to get inside the reptile enclosure.
Zoo director Stephen Standley says they snatched a pair of Madagascan Day Geckos and a pair of Bearded Dragons.
He says while they aren't endangered, the Madagascan Day Geckos can only be held in zoos in New Zealand.
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He suspects they have been nicked to be sold on the black market.
Standley says it's illegal for anyone to buy or sell the lizards outside of a zoo.
