Bavayia pulchella

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 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 pulchella

Name

Bavayia pulchella Bauer, Whitaker & Sadlier, 1998: 349

• Holotype: AMS R149873, adult ♂, collected by R. Sadlier and A.H. Whitaker on 25 October 1996.
• Type locality: “Mé Adéo, Nèoua area, Province Nord (600 m elevation), New Caledonia, 21º28'52"S, 165º36'51"E”.

References

Primary references

• Bauer, A.M., Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 1998. Two New Species of the Genus Bavayia (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific. Pacific Science 52(4): 342–355. hdl: 10125/1589 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bavayia pulchella. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2020.
• Whittaker, A.H., Sadlier, R.A. & Bauer, A.M. 2010. IUCN: Bavayia pulchella  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T29453A9498431. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T29453A9498431.en

Vernacular names

English: Pretty New Caledonian Gecko