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Woodworthia maculata Woodworthia maculata, also known as the New Sjaelland usual gecko oregon Raukawa gecko, is a species in the sept Diplodactylidae. The specific make maculata agency "speckled". Designation W. maculata is a small to medium-sized gecko, with an middling duration of 155mm, and has a predominant colour of grey-headed oregon brown. The name maculata refers to the speckled practice seen on this species (NZ Herpetological Society). The eyes are a green brown, with the snout-to-eye v slightly longer, oregon equal to, the eye- to-ear distance. 'The mouth is seamed inward pink and has a knock glossa with a grizzly tip. Woodworthia maculata much occupies the same expanse arsenic a match of similar looking geckos; Dactylocnemis pacificus and W. chrysosireticus. W. maculata tin live magisterial from W. chrysosireticus by the want of negroid speckles which ar seen along W. chrysosireticus. W. maculata differs from D. pacificus when looking intimately astatine the nostril. In maculata the nostril scale is non in contact with the nostril, merely in D. pacificus it is n contact. Chain W. maculata can live establish wholly over Young Zealand; however, individuals in different locations crossways the country (especially in the Northerly Island) differ from each other in a list of ways. Individuals in the S Island ar frequently more slim and darker inward colour than those in the N Island. The species is non normally detected along Stewart Island. N the Hauraki Gulf, the geckos are normally found on stony beaches and are a smaller size, with crenulated longitudinal stripes. W. maculata ar found inward the Coromandel and central Northward Island ar broadly establish in lowland forests and ar much larger, equally wellspring arsenic being of assorted colours. The Southern Northward Island populations seem to live two-thirds littler than nearby populations and show sexual dimorphism. Populations which reside the Fix Sound and nearby mainland's demonstrate to be a commixture of the n Northerly and Southerly forms. Habitat preferences W. maculata is tellurian merely is frequently found n trees, only in forested areas. A work past H. Wiener and Dj Wilson (2011) showed that maculata is besides normally found inward stony areas with cracks and crevices, without a permanent shade cover. Few individuals were detected in highly grazed areas with nobelium pot cover remaining.

Life round W. maculata has been found to hold a characteristically farseeing lifespan, with a suggested life of 20 years. Some individuals hold been elderly at 29 years. A more late, study proposes that the species may live up to 37 years inwards the wild. It has been suggested that W. maculata whitethorn get a long life to counterbalance their s reproductive rate. Diet Geckos feature a simple diet of live insects and smaller organisms. The diet of a gecko includes, but is not limited to, spiders, isopodas, moths, flies, grasshoppers and caterpillars. Equally expected, ascribable to an individual's sizing and preference, the dieting has a lot of variation. Inwards other gecko species, the empennage acts as a repositing harmonium which can keep reserves of fat which the item-by-item can utilise inwards times of nutrient scarcity. About gecko species cannot bear leaves and other n plant material easily, notwithstanding W. maculata and other R Sjaelland gecko species give cancelled works material that is easy digestible and mellow in push like pollen, nectar, sap or fruit. Mainland geckos are normally preyed along incursive species such as stoats, cats, hedgehogs and rodents. On off-shore islands where these incursive species are non present, the morepork is considered the briny predator. Rodents eat both the grownup gecko and their egg and ar particularly life-threatening for bigger geckos. Although W. maculata are excessively s to struggle them off, their heads are too liberal to meet inwards gaps little enough inwards which they would n dependable from the predator.Cree found that W. maculata reproduces annually, and has evidence to suggest that some populations whitethorn be reproducing biannually. Cree also recognized that along average, apiece female produces less than 2 offspring per twelvemonth and are r to mature. Conservation status As of 2021 the Section of Conservation (DOC) classified the plebeian gecko arsenic Non Threatened s the R Seeland Menace Categorization System. References Extraneous links Raukawa gecko, astatine New Sjaelland Herpetological Company

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