Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Néhoué River Mossy Gecko (Mniarogekko jalu), recorded as Endangered
Néhoué River Mossy Gecko (Mniarogekko jalu). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Néhoué River Mossy Gecko

Mniarogekko jalu

Néhoué River Mossy Gecko is a geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Mniarogekko jalu
Recorded from
New Caledonia
Taxonomy
Squamata · Diplodactylidae · Mniarogekko

The lizard or snake

It was first described by Bauer, Whitaker, Sadlier ug Todd R.

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

Néhoué River Mossy Gecko is a geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.

GBIF currently lists 15 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

Néhoué River Mossy Gecko 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 Néhoué River Mossy Gecko — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3317506 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 Néhoué River Mossy Gecko?
Néhoué River Mossy Gecko is a snake. Néhoué River Mossy Gecko is a geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.
What is the conservation status of Néhoué River Mossy Gecko?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Mniarogekko jalu. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Néhoué River Mossy Gecko live?
Néhoué River Mossy Gecko is a geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.
Why is Néhoué River Mossy Gecko in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Mniarogekko jalu?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Néhoué River Mossy Gecko a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.