Mniarogekko chahoua

Mniarogekko chahoua
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Mniarogekko
Species:
M. chahoua
Binomial name
Mniarogekko chahoua
(Bavay, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Platydactylus chahoua Bavay, 1869
  • Platydactylus (Rhacodactylus) chahoua Sauvage, 1879 (part)
  • Chameleonurus chahoua
    Boulenger, 1879 (part)
  • Rhacodactylus chahoua
    Boulenger, 1883
  • Mniarogekko chahoua
    A.M. Bauer et al., 2012

Mniarogekko chahoua, commonly known as the mossy New Caledonian gecko, short-snouted New Caledonian gecko, Bavay's giant gecko, or mossy prehensile-tailed gecko, 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.