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Gold striped gecko

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Woodworthia

Higher classification
  
Hoplodactylus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Gekkonidae

Scientific name
  
Hoplodactylus chrysalisus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Hoplodactylus, Reptile, Woodworthia, Duvaucel's gecko, Woodworthia maculatus

The gold-striped gecko, Woodworthia chrysosireticus, is a species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

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

In July 1984 the gold stripe gecko appeared on a New Zealand 70c stamp.

References

Gold-striped gecko Wikipedia