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