Bavayia montana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Bavayia
Species: Bavayia montana

Name

Bavayia montana Roux, 1913

• Lectotype: NMBA 6954.
• Type locality: “Nouvelle-Caledonie: Mont Ignambi, altit. 700— 800 m, près Tao, altit. 400 m. Mont Canala, altit. 700 m. Coindé, altit. 250 m. Ni, altit. 250 m”.

Combinations

• Bavayia cyclura montana Roux, 1913: 88 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Bavayia montana — Sadlier, 1989 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Roux, J. 1913. Les reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. In: Sarasin, F.; Roux, J., Nova Caledonia, zoologie 1(2): 79–160, plates 4-5. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bavayia montana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 July 2023.
• Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A. 2021. IUCN: Bavayia montana  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176215A123259816. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176215A123259816.en. Accessed on 01 July 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Mountain New Caledonian Gecko