Bavayia whitakeri

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 whitakeri

Name

Bavayia whitakeri Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022: 172

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-2022.0035 (ex. AMS R.188660, ex. AMB 6617), adult ♂, collected by A.H. & V.A. Whitaker on 17 Sep. 2005.
• Type locality: “Paagoumène, watershed between Paagoumène Creek and Creek à Paul, 12 km NW of Koumac, Province Nord, 20°28'57.3"S, 164°11'37.9"E”.

References

Primary 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 whitakeri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 July 2023.