Bavayia goroensis

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Bavayia goroensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Bavayia
Species:
B. goroensis
Binomial name
Bavayia goroensis
Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier, Shea, & Whitaker, 2008

Bavayia goroensis is a species of geckos endemic to southeastern Grande Terre in New Caledonia. [2]

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References

  1. Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Bavayia goroensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176201A123257719. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176201A123257719.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Bavayia goroensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.