Biology:Woodworthia

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Woodworthia
NZ Common gecko.jpg
W. maculata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Woodworthia
Garman, 1901

Woodworthia is a genus of geckos in the family Diplodactylidae endemic to New Zealand. It includes four formally described species, though as many as 17 genetically distinct species may exist.[1][2] All species are native to New Zealand.

  • Woodworthia brunnea (Cope, 1869) – Canterbury gecko
  • Woodworthia chrysosiretica (Robb, 1980) – gold-striped gecko, gold-stripe gecko, or golden sticky-toed gecko
  • Woodworthia korowai Winkel et al., 2023 – korowai gecko
  • Woodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845) – New Zealand common gecko or Raukawa gecko

References

  1. Woodworthia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 November 2017.
  2. Winkel, Dylan VAN; Wells, Sarah J; Harker, Nicholas; Hitchmough, Rodney A (2023-11-01). "On the sand and among the crowds: a new species of Woodworthia gecko (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from Auckland, Aotearoa/ New Zealand". Zootaxa 5374 (2): 263–294. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5374.2.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 38220859. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2369826 entry