Gold-striped gecko
| Gold-striped gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Woodworthia |
| Species: | W. chrysosireticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Woodworthia chrysosireticus (Robb, 1980)[2]
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The gold-striped gecko, gold-stripe gecko, or golden sticky-toed gecko (Woodworthia chrysosireticus) is a species of gecko in the family Diplodactylidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]
This species was first described by J. Robb in 1980 as Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus.[4]
In July 1984 the gold-striped gecko appeared on a New Zealand 70c stamp.[5]
References
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- ^ Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Woodworthia chrysosiretica. (amended version published in 1996) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T10249A120159402. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/10249/0 Downloaded on 09 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Woodworthia chrysosireticus (Robb, 1980)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Woodworthia chrysosireticus Robb, 1980; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Endangered Wildlife". New Zealand Post Stamps. New Zealand Post Ltd. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996
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