gold-striped gecko, gold-stripe gecko, or golden sticky-toed gecko Woodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845) – New Zealand common gecko or Raukawa gecko Species yet to be taxonomically determined The number of New Zealand gecko species is not settled, with new ones being described. Some animals with a wide range previously thought to comprise a single species actually represent multiple sub-species, as with the common gecko, Woodworthia maculata. A number of alpine species have emerged from high altitude discoveries in the South Island. As at 2021 the species or subspecies that have yet to be taxonomically determined include: Hoplodactylus duvaucelii “southern” – a possible new species or subspecies currently included in Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Mokopirirakau "cupola" – Cupola gecko Woodworthia "Raggedy" – Raggedy Range gecko Woodworthia "Southern Alps northern” – northern Southern Alps gecko Woodworthia “south-western” – south-western large gecko Mokopirirakau “Open Bay Islands” – Open Bay Islands gecko Mokopirirakau “Okarito” – broad-cheeked gecko Woodworthia aff. maculata “Muriwai” – Muriwai gecko Dactylocnemis “Matapia Island” – Matapia gecko Dactylocnemis “North Cape” – Te Paki gecko Mokopirirakau “Cascades” – cascade gecko Mokopirirakau “Roys Peak” – orange-spotted gecko Mokopirirakau “southern forest” – Tautuku gecko Mokopirirakau “southern North Island" – ngahere gecko Woodworthia cf. brunnea Cope, 1869 – Waitaha gecko Woodworthia “Central Otago” – schist gecko Woodworthia “Cromwell” – Kawarau gecko Woodworthia “Kaikoura” – Kaikoura gecko Woodworthia “Marlborough mini” – minimac gecko Woodworthia “Mount Arthur” – Kahurangi gecko Woodworthia “Otago/Southland large” – korero gecko Woodworthia “pygmy” – pygmy gecko Woodworthia “south-western large” – south-western large gecko Woodworthia “Southern Alps” – Southern Alps gecko Woodworthia “southern mini” – short-toed gecko Woodworthia “Southern Alps northern” – northern Southern Alps gecko Dactylocnemis “Mokohinau” – Mokohinau gecko Dactylocnemis “Poor Knights” – Poor Knights gecko Dactylocnemis “Three Kings” – Three Kings gecko Delcourt's giant gecko Hoplodactylus delcourti, or Delcourt's giant gecko, is a very large extinct gecko that is known from a single, partial specimen of unknown origin in a museum in France. It is presumed to have come from either New Zealand or New Caledonia, and it has been suggested it is the kawekaweau (a large reptile) of Māori lore. However, the absence of anything resembling H. delcourti from the New Zealand herpetofaunal fossil record casts doubt on whether it is a New Zealand species. See also Wildlife smuggling in New Zealand Fauna of New Zealand References Further reading New Zealand Geckos; A guide to captive maintenance and breeding, RPV Rowlands, Ecoprint,