Bavayia sauvagii

Bavayia sauvagii

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 sauvagii

Name

Bavayia sauvagii (Boulenger, 1883)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA 5790, presented by E. Deyrolle on 8 May 1879.
• Type locality: “New Caledonia”.

Combinations

• Lepidodactylus sauvagii Boulenger, 1883: 122 [original combination]
• Bavayia sauvagei — Roux in Sarasin & Roux, 1913: 91 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• New Caledonia: greater Nouméa including Île Uéré.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1883. On the geckos of New Calendonia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 116–130.

Additional references

• Bauer, A.M., Sadlier, R.A. & Jackman, T.R. 2022. A Revision of the Genus Bavayia Roux, 1913 (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a Non-adaptive Radiation of Microendemic Species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Series 4 67(Suppl. I): 1–236. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bavayia sauvagii. 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 sauvagii  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176191A123256289. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176191A123256289.en. Accessed on 01 July 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Sauvage's New Caledonian Gecko