The crested gecko is one of the species that did a Lazarus taxon, as we mentioned at the introduction of this article. They come from the French part of New Caledonia, on the shores of Australia, and they were rediscovered in 1994 after about a century of being declared extinct. There is not a lot of information available about this mysterious reptile. Since its reappearance, it’s been classified as a vulnerable species, but it’s still common for people to own it as an exotic pet despite it being protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as CITES.