Raukawa Gecko

Woodworthia maculata

Common gecko

LOCATION: Native to New Zealand and found in Te Mata Park. Strongly coastal throughout the north-eastern North Island, although more widespread across the lower North Island and northern South Island.

BEHAVIOUR: A terrestrial, saxicolous or arboreal species which can be found across a wide range of habitats (from shorelines to inland beech and broadleaf forest).

Nocturnal but will sun bask. Highly gregarious and can form large aggregations in suitable habitat. However, males have been known to be territorial, particularly in captive group situations.

Their diet consists of invertebrates, nectar, fruit (Coprosma, Muehlenbeckia, Phytolacca octandra, Hymenanthera alpine). Often associated with flowering flax, pohutukawa and honeydew produced by scale insects. (NZ Herpetological Society)