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| image = Woodworthia chrysosiretica 112324681.jpg
| name = Gold-striped gecko
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| status = NT
| status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref =<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Hitchmough, R. |date=2019 |title=''Woodworthia chrysosiretica'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T10249A120160002 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10249A120160002.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| status2 = CITES_A3
| status2_system = CITES
| classis = [[Reptilia]]
| status2_ref = <ref>Listed by New Zealand.</ref>
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| genus = Woodworthia
| familia = [[Gekkonidae]]
| species = chrysosiretica
| genus = ''[[Hoplodactylus]]''
| authority = (Robb, 1980)<ref name="NZOR">{{cite web|title=Woodworthia chrysosireticus (Robb, 1980)|url=http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/dc0e8508-b339-4fe0-9cb6-d7cede9e13cd|website=www.nzor.org.nz|publisher=Landcare New Zealand Ltd|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
| species = '''''H. chrysosireticus'''''
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| synonyms =
| binomial = ''Hoplodactylus chrysalisus''
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The '''gold-striped gecko''', ''Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus'', is a species of [[gecko]] in the [[Gekkonidae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]]. The [[holotype]] is in the collection of the [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus Robb, 1980; holotype | work = Collections Online | publisher = Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | url = http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=292142 | accessdate = 17 July 2010}}</ref>
The '''gold-striped gecko''', '''gold-stripe gecko''', or '''golden sticky-toed gecko''' ('''''Woodworthia chrysosiretica''''') is a species of [[gecko]] in the family [[Diplodactylidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to New Zealand,<ref name="NZOR" /> and is only found in the [[Taranaki]] region and [[Mana Island (New Zealand)|Mana Island]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhc.net.nz/index/lizards-new-zealand/glodstripe-gecko/goldstripe-gecko.htm|title=Goldstripe Gecko - Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus|website=The Natural heritage Collection}}</ref> The [[holotype]] is in the collection of the [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Woodworthia chrysosireticus Robb, 1980; holotype | work = Collections Online | publisher = Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | url = http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=292142 | access-date = 17 July 2010}}</ref>

The gold-striped geckos can grow to be 14&nbsp;cm(5.51 inches) long<ref name=":0" /><ref name="NZPost" /> and are brown/yellow with stripes on their backs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.trc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Guidelines/Biodiversity-infosheets/BioInfo-5-Goldstripe-gecko-March2014.PDF|title=Biodiversity - Goldstripe gecko (Woodworthia chrysosireticus) Number 5|website=Taranaki Regional Council|publisher=Taranaki Regional Council|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> They are mostly nocturnal <ref name=":0" /><ref name="NZPost" /><ref name=":1" /> and eat small insects and invertebrates. They live in forests and bushes, but can also live on farmland and urban environments. This species does not lay eggs, instead giving birth to live young.<ref name=":1" />

This species was first described by J. Robb in 1980 as ''Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus''.<ref name="NMNZR">{{cite journal|last1=Robb|first1=J.|title=Three new species of Gekkonid lizards, genera Hoplodactylus Fitzinger and Heteropholis Fischer, from New Zealand|journal=National Museum of New Zealand Records|date=19 December 1980|volume=1|issue=19|pages=305–310}}</ref>

From July 1984 to July 1985 the gold-striped gecko appeared on a New Zealand 70 cent stamp as part of an Endangered Animal Wildlife series<ref name="NZPost">{{cite web|title=Endangered Wildlife|url=https://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/1984/endangered-wildlife|website=New Zealand Post Stamps|publisher=New Zealand Post Ltd|access-date=23 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> The IUCN Red List lists them as 'Near Threatened'.<ref name="NZOR" /> The Taranaki Regional Council currently lists this species as 'At Risk.'<ref name=":1" />


==References==
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* Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996
* Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/10249/all ''Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus'']
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species] Downloaded on 28 July 2007


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[[Category:Reptiles of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Woodworthia]]
[[Category:Hoplodactylus]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1980]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Joan Robb]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Endemic reptiles of New Zealand]]


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Latest revision as of 23:27, 31 January 2024

Gold-striped gecko
CITES Appendix III (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Woodworthia
Species:
W. chrysosiretica
Binomial name
Woodworthia chrysosiretica
(Robb, 1980)[3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus Robb, 1980
  • Woodworthia chrysosireticus Robb, 1980

The gold-striped gecko, gold-stripe gecko, or golden sticky-toed gecko (Woodworthia chrysosiretica) is a species of gecko in the family Diplodactylidae. It is endemic to New Zealand,[3] and is only found in the Taranaki region and Mana Island.[4] The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[5]

The gold-striped geckos can grow to be 14 cm(5.51 inches) long[4][6] and are brown/yellow with stripes on their backs.[7] They are mostly nocturnal [4][6][7] and eat small insects and invertebrates. They live in forests and bushes, but can also live on farmland and urban environments. This species does not lay eggs, instead giving birth to live young.[7]

This species was first described by J. Robb in 1980 as Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus.[8]

From July 1984 to July 1985 the gold-striped gecko appeared on a New Zealand 70 cent stamp as part of an Endangered Animal Wildlife series[6] The IUCN Red List lists them as 'Near Threatened'.[3] The Taranaki Regional Council currently lists this species as 'At Risk.'[7]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woodworthia chrysosiretica.
  1. ^ Hitchmough, R. (2019). "Woodworthia chrysosiretica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10249A120160002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10249A120160002.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Listed by New Zealand.
  3. ^ a b c d "Woodworthia chrysosireticus (Robb, 1980)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Goldstripe Gecko - Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus". The Natural heritage Collection.
  5. ^ "Woodworthia chrysosireticus Robb, 1980; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Endangered Wildlife". New Zealand Post Stamps. New Zealand Post Ltd. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Biodiversity - Goldstripe gecko (Woodworthia chrysosireticus) Number 5" (PDF). Taranaki Regional Council. Taranaki Regional Council. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. ^ Robb, J. (19 December 1980). "Three new species of Gekkonid lizards, genera Hoplodactylus Fitzinger and Heteropholis Fischer, from New Zealand". National Museum of New Zealand Records. 1 (19): 305–310.
  • Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996


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