Woodworthia maculatus

Woodworthia maculatus
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

Hoplodactylus maculatus
Woodworthia maculata

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

  1. New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles, Brian Gill and Tony Whitaker, David Bateman limited, 2001
  2. 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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