''Correlophus belepensis'' is a species of

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

s endemic to

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. They can reach a

snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c ...

of 100 mm (5 inches). They have a similar appearance to their

sister taxon In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree. Definition The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram: Taxon A and t ...

Correlophus ciliatus ''Correlophus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Diplodactylidae endemic to New Caledonia. It includes three species: *''Correlophus belepensis'' Bauer ''et al.'', 2012 *''Correlophus ciliatus'' Guichenot, 1866 (formerly included in ''Rhacodac ...

''. They only occur in a 8 kilometer (5 mile) area on the province of

Belep Belep (sometimes unofficially spelled Bélep) is a commune in France, commune in the North Province, New Caledonia, North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It has almost 900 people living on 70 k ...

; In which they are found on hard lateritic soils covered with closed or paraforestier forest. Part of the reason for their Endangerment is their involvement in the illegal French pet trade https://endemia.nc/en/faune/fiche7212

References

Correlophus Geckos of New Caledonia Endemic fauna of New Caledonia Reptiles described in 2012 Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer Taxa named by Anthony Whitaker Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier Taxa named by Todd R. Jackman {{Diplodactylidae-stub