Woodworthia maculata

Woodworthia maculata
A common gecko, captured and photographed in a private garden, Wellington, January 2013
CITES Appendix III (CITES)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Woodworthia
Species:
W. maculata
Binomial name
Woodworthia maculata
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Naultinus maculatus Gray, 1845
Hoplodactylus maculatus
Woodworthia maculatus

Woodworthia maculata, also known as the New Zealand common gecko or Raukawa gecko, is a species in the family Diplodactylidae.[1] The specific name maculata means "speckled".[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Listed by New Zealand.
  3. ^ New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles, Brian Gill and Tony Whitaker, David Bateman limited, 2001