Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Striped Gekko (Dierogekko nehoueensis), recorded as Endangered
Striped Gekko (Dierogekko nehoueensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Striped Gekko

Dierogekko nehoueensis

Striped Gekko, also known as the striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Dierogekko nehoueensis
Recorded from
New Caledonia
Taxonomy
Squamata · Diplodactylidae · Dierogekko

The lizard or snake

It was first described by Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier ug Whitaker in 2006.

This named form is a lizard or snake. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

Striped Gekko, also known as the striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.

GBIF currently lists 30 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Striped Gekko is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Striped Gekko — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q5084745 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Striped Gekko?
Striped Gekko is a snake. Striped Gekko, also known as the striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
What is the conservation status of Striped Gekko?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Dierogekko nehoueensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Striped Gekko live?
Striped Gekko, also known as the striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Why is Striped Gekko in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Dierogekko nehoueensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Striped Gekko a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.