Bavayia
Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox Bavayia is a genus of lizards in the family Diplodactylidae. Species in the genus Bavayia are also known commonly as New Caledonian geckos or bavayias. The genus is native to the remote New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands. The 41 species are moderately small to medium-sized geckos, and are distinguished from other genera by their tail length and the shape of their digits.
Etymology
The generic name, Bavayia, is in honor of Arthur Bavay, a French pharmacist and herpetologist.<ref>Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Genus Bavayia, p. 19).</ref>
Description
All species of Bavayia have elongated digits, with each claw on the edge of each seta. They are fairly drab in coloration.
Behavior
Bavayia species are nocturnal, and spend the daylight hours hiding under bark or rocks, or in tree holes.
Species
These 41 described species are recognized as being valid:<ref>Template:EMBL genus www.reptile-database.org.</ref><ref>"Bavayia ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.</ref>
- Bavayia ashleyi Template:Small
- Bavayia astrongatti Template:Small
- Bavayia borealis Template:Small
- Bavayia boulinda Template:Small
- Bavayia caillou Template:Small
- Bavayia campestris Template:Small
- Bavayia centralis Template:Small
- Bavayia cocoensis Template:Small
- Bavayia crassicollis Template:Small – strand bavayia
- Bavayia cyclura Template:Small – Günther's New Caledonian gecko
- Bavayia endemia Template:Small
- Bavayia exsuccida Template:Small – Sclerophyll bavayia
- Bavayia geitaina Template:Small – gracile bavayia
- Bavayia goroensis Template:Small<ref>Bauer AM, Jackman T, Sadlier RA, Shea G, Whitaker AH (2008). "A new small-bodied species of Bavayia (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from southeastern New Caledonia". Pacific Science 62 (2): 247-256. Template:Doi</ref>
- Bavayia insularis Template:Small
- Bavayia jourdani Template:Small
- Bavayia kanaky Template:Small
- Bavayia koniambo Template:Small
- Bavayia kopeto Template:Small
- Bavayia kunyie Template:Small
- Bavayia lepredourensis Template:Small
- Bavayia loyaltiensis Template:Small
- Bavayia mandjeliensis Template:Small
- Bavayia menazi Template:Small
- Bavayia montana Template:Small – mountain New Caledonian gecko
- Bavayia nehoueensis Template:Small
- Bavayia nubila Template:Small<ref>Bauer AM, Sadlier RA, Jackman TR, Shea G (2012). "A new member of the Bavayia cyclura species group (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from the southern ranges of New Caledonia". Pacific Science 66 (2): 239–247. Template:Doi</ref>
- Bavayia occidentalis Template:Small
- Bavayia ornata Template:Small – ornate bavayia
- Bavayia periclitata Template:Small
- Bavayia pulchella Template:Small – pretty bavayia
- Bavayia renevierorum Template:Small
- Bavayia rhizophora Template:Small
- Bavayia robusta Template:Small – robust forest bavayia
- Bavayia sauvagii Template:Small – Sauvage's New Caledonian gecko
- Bavayia septuiclavis Template:Small – Sadlier's New Caledonian gecko
- Bavayia stephenparki Template:Small
- Bavayia tanleensis Template:Small
- Bavayia tchingou Template:Small
- Bavayia ultramaficola Template:Small
- Bavayia whitakeri Template:Small
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Bavayia.
Taxonomy
The species formerly known as Bavayia madjo is now known as Paniegekko madjo.<ref>Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Sadlier RA, Whitaker AH (2012). "Revision of the giant geckos of New Caledonia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus)". Zootaxa 3404: 1-52. Preview</ref>
The species formerly known as Bavayia validiclavis is now known as Dierogekko validiclavis.<ref>Bauer AM, Jackman T, Sadlier RA, Whitaker AH (2006). "A revision of the Bavayia validiclavis group (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a clade of New Caledonian geckos exhibiting microendemism". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 57 (18): 503-547. PDF Template:Webarchive</ref>
References
Further reading
- Roux J (1913). "Les Reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty." pp. 80–146. In: Sarasin F, Roux J (1913). Nova Caledonia: Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty Inseln: Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle Calédonie et aux Iles Loyalty. A. Zoologie. Vol. I., L. 2. Wiesbaden: C.W. Kreidels Verlag. 449 pp. (Bavayia, new genus, pp. 85–87). (in French).