| Bavayia septuiclavis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Bavayia |
| Species: | B. septuiclavis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bavayia septuiclavis Sadlier, 1989 | |
Bavayia septuiclavis , also known as Sadlier's New Caledonian gecko or the pale-stripe bavayia, is a gecko endemic to southern Grande Terre in New Caledonia. [2]
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 12 species are moderately small to medium-sized geckos, and are distinguished from other genera by their tail length and the shape of their digits.
The crested gecko or eyelash gecko is a species of gecko native to southern New Caledonia. In 1866, the crested gecko was described by a French zoologist named Alphonse Guichenot. This species was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994 during an expedition led by Robert Seipp. Along with several other New Caledonian gecko species, it is being considered for protected status by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna.
Bavayia cyclura, also known as Günther's New Caledonian gecko or the forest bavayia is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre and Ile des Pins including their neighboring islets in New Caledonia.
Bavayia exsuccida, also known as the Sclerophyll bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.
Bavayia geitaina, also known as the gracile bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to southern Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Bavayia goroensis is a species of geckos endemic to southeastern Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Bavayia montana, also known as the mountain New Caledonian gecko or montane bavayia is a gecko endemic to the main mountain ranges of Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Bavayia pulchella, also known as the pretty bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Bavayia robusta, also known as the robust forest bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to Grande Terre and Île des Pins in New Caledonia.
Dierogekko is a genus of geckos in the family Diplodactylidae. The genus is endemic to the northwest portion of New Caledonia. They are sometimes known commonly as the striped geckos or the New Caledonian geckos. Dierogekko are small geckos with simple, granular scales and subdued patterning of broad longitudinal stripes or spots. They are similar in overall appearance and habit to closely related geckos in the genera Bavayia and Oedodera, and the type species D. validiclavis was once referred to Bavayia.
Dierogekko validiclavis, also known as the bold-striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Dierogekko inexpectatus also known as Key New Caledonian Gecko is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Dierogekko insularis, also known as the Islands striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Dierogekko koniambo, also known as the Koniambo striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Dierogekko poumensis, also known as the Poum striped gecko, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Dierogekko thomaswhitei, also known commonly as White's nimble gecko and the Taom striped gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.
Oedodera marmorata, also known as the marbled gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to New Caledonia.
Paniegekko is a monotypic genus of geckos in the family Diplodactylidae, containing the species Paniegekko madjo. It is endemic to humid montane forests on Mont Ignambi and Mont Panié in the Panié massif of New Caledonia. It was once considered a species of Bavayia, a similar genus of arboreal geckos. Paniegekko madjo is endangered, owing to predation by introduced rodents and cats combined with habitat degradation by wildfires and introduced pigs and deer. It has not been observed since 1998.
Pygopodoidea is a gecko superfamily and the only taxon in the gekkotan subclade Pygopodomorpha. The clade includes three Australasian families: Diplodactylidae, Carphodactylidae, and Pygopodidae. Traditional gekkotan systematics had considered Diplodactylidae and Carphodactylidae as subfamilies of the family Gekkonidae, but recent molecular work have placed Pygopodidae within Gekkonidae making it paraphyletic. These analyses have shown support of Pygopodidae and Carphodactylidae being sister taxa, with Diplodactylidae occupying a basal position in Pygopodoidea.
