Stats

Lifespan

15-20 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

New Caledonia

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Vulnerable

About

A nocturnal arboreal lizard endemic to southern New Caledonia, named for the spiny crests that run from above each eye down its back. It has no eyelids and licks its eyeballs clean with a long tongue, and its sticky toe pads let it scale glass.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling

   A miniature reptile emerges from its egg already independent.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile sheds and grows, often duller-colored than adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Diplodactylidae

Genus

Correlophus

Species

Correlophus ciliatus