A new locality for Correlophus ciliatus and Rhacodactylus leachianus (Sauria: Diplodactylidae) from Néhoué River, northern New Caledonia.
Herpetology Notes 8: 553-555.
Introduction:
Giant geckos from New Caledonia (Pacific Ocean) are charismatic nocturnal lizards. This paraphyletic group is represented by three genera,Rhacodactylus, Correlophus and Mniarogekko, all endemic to New Caledonia (Bauer et al., 2012). Rhacodactylus leachianus (Cuvier, 1829) is largely distributed on the Grande Terre including the Île des Pins and its satellite islands, whereas Correlophus ciliatus Guichenot, 1866 is mostly known in the southern part of the Grande Terre, the Île des Pins and its satellite islands. Here, we report a new locality for both species in the north-western part of Grande Terre, along the Néhoué River.
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