The species name, pulchella, is a diminutive of the Latin for "beautiful", and according to the species description "refers to both the small size of this species and the complex and attractive dorsal pattern exhibited by most specimens, including the holotype."[3]
References
^Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A. 2021. Bavayia pulchella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T29453A123247112. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29453/123247112. Downloaded on 06 September 2021.