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title: "Raukawa Gecko"
description: "Woodworthia maculata — Reptielen. Woodworthia maculata, also known as the New Zealand common gecko or Raukawa gecko, is a species in the family Diplodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/raukawa-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raukawa Gecko

> Woodworthia maculata — Reptielen. Woodworthia maculata, also known as the New Zealand common gecko or Raukawa gecko, is a species in the family Diplodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Woodworthia maculata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1361
- Wikidata: [Q21300788](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21300788)
- iNaturalist taxon: [738036](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/738036)

## Names

- en: Raukawa Gecko
- de: Raukawa-Graugecko

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (1287)

## Summary

Woodworthia maculata, also known as the New Zealand common gecko or Raukawa gecko, is a species in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworthia_maculata

## Photo

![Raukawa Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/raukawa-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henry Hart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268599554

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/raukawa-gecko?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).