Bavayia

Bavayia
Bavayia septuiclavis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Bavayia
Roux, 1913[1]

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.[2]

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:[3][4]

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.[7]

The species formerly known as Bavayia validiclavis is now known as Dierogekko validiclavis.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Bavayia ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Bavayia, p. 19).
  3. ^ Genus Bavayia at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ "Bavayia ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  5. ^ 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. doi:10.2984/1534-6188(2008)62[247:ANSSOB2.0.CO;2]
  6. ^ 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. doi:10.2984/66.2.10
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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).

Data related to Bavayia at Wikispecies