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Bavay's Giant Gecko

Mniarogekko chahoua

Classification

Mniarogekko chahoua, commonly known as the mossy New Caledonian gecko, short-snouted New Caledonian gecko, Bavay's giant gecko, mossy prehensile-tailed gecko, or simply the chahoua gecko (especially in the pet trade) is an arboreal gecko found natively on the southern portion of the island of New Caledonia and on the outlying islands of Île des Pins. Conservation status Mniarogekko chahoua is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. Taxonomy and systematics Mniarogekko chahoua was first described in 1869 as Platydactylus chahoua by Arthur Bavay, a French pharmacist and…

Distribution

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