Woodworthia maculatus
| Woodworthia maculatus | |
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| A common gecko, captured and photographed in a private garden, Wellington, January, 2013 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Woodworthia |
| Species: | W. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Woodworthia maculatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hoplodactylus maculatus | |
Woodworthia maculatus, the New Zealand common gecko, is a species in the family Gekkonidae. Maculatus means "speckled".[1]
Conservation status
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the common gecko as Not Threatened under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[2]
References
- ↑ New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles, Brian Gill and Tony Whitaker, David Bateman limited, 2001
- ↑ Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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