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Raukawa gecko

Woodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Woodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845)
Name authority
(Gray, 1845)
Common name
Raukawa gecko
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Diplodactylidae
Genus
Woodworthia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyDiplodactylidae
  12. genusWoodworthia
  13. speciesWoodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Woodworthia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gold-stripe geckoWoodworthia chrysosiretica (Robb, 1980)DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canterbury GeckoWoodworthia brunnea (Cope, 1869)DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 147 records assigned to Diplodactylidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Woodworthia digitata Garman, 1901 Garman, 1901synonym
Naultinus granulatus Gray, 1845 Gray, 1845ambiguous synonym
Naultinus maculatus Gray, 1845 Gray, 1845ambiguous synonym
Naultinus brevidactylus Gray, 1845 Gray, 1845ambiguous synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

New Zealand (North Island and northern South Island, including offshore islands)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Woodworthia&species=maculata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5C3DL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.