Woodworthia chrysosiretica
Silhouette: Beth Reinke · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The gold-striped gecko, gold-stripe gecko, or golden sticky-toed gecko (Woodworthia chrysosiretica) is a species of gecko in the family Diplodactylidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, and is only found in the Taranaki region and Mana Island. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
The gold-striped geckos can grow to be 14 cm(5.51 inches) long and are brown/yellow with stripes on their backs. They are mostly nocturnal and eat small insects and invertebrates. They live in forests and bushes, but can also live on farmland and urban environments. This species does not lay eggs, instead giving birth to live young.
This species was first described by J. Robb in 1980 as Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus. Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996 Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ōtorohanga Kiwi House | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-striped Gecko sighting in Egmont National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-striped Gecko in Egmont National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-striped Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Egmont National Park, in our data
Egmont National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gold-striped Gecko sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-striped Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Egmont National Park (46 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
