Crested gecko: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the crested gecko lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Diplodactylidae

Where does the crested gecko live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crested gecko in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to New Caledonia.

New Caledonia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the crested gecko?

The crested gecko () is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Diplodactylidae, genus Correlophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the crested gecko

The crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus), also known commonly as the eyelash gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is native to southern New Caledonia. Originally described in 1866 by French zoologist Alphonse Guichenot, the species was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994 during an expedition led by German herpetologist Robert Seipp. Along with several other New Caledonian gecko species, it is being considered for protected status by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crested gecko (revision 1377405015), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1394001 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).