Bavayia whitakeri BAUER, SADLIER & JACKMAN, 2022
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Bavayia whitakeri
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Bavayia whitakeri BAUER, SADLIER & JACKMAN 2022: 172 |
| Distribution | New Caledonia Type locality: Paagoumène, watershed between Paagoumène Creek and Creek à Paul, 12 km NW of Koumac, Province Nord, 20°28'57.3"S, 164°11'37.9"E. |
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| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA-2022.0035* (ex. AMS R.188660*, ex. AMB 6617), by A.H. & V.A. Whitaker 17 Sep. 2005. Paratypes: (all localities in Province Nord) AMS R.188662* (ex. AMB 6632), Dôme de Tiébaghi, Sommet Yago, NW Tiébaghi Massif, 20°23'55"S, 164°07'56"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 23 Sep. 2005; CAS 265866 (ex. AMB 6616), Paagoumène, watershed between Paagoumène Creek and Creek à Paul, 12 km NW of Koumac, 20°28'57.3"S, 164°11'37.9"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 16 September 2005; CAS 265867-68* (ex. AMB 6618-19), Paagoumène, watershed between Paagoumène Creek and Creek à Paul, 12 km NW of Koumac, 20°28'57.3"S, 164°11'37.9"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 17 September 2005; CAS 265869 (ex. AMB 6620), Dôme de Tiébaghi, Ouambayée, 13 km NW Koumac, 20°26'40.8"S, 164°13'20.6"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 19 September 2005; CAS 265870 (ex. AMB 6622), Tiébaghi Massif (north side), 17 km NW of Koumac, 20°25'24.3"S, 164°11'54.2"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 18 October 2005; CAS 265871* (ex. AMB 6623), Tiébaghi Massif (north side), 15 km NW of Koumac, 20°25'54.6"S, 164°12'37.5"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 18 October 2005; CAS 265876-77* (ex. AMB 6633-34), Dôme de Tiébaghi, Sommet Yago, NW Tiébaghi Massif, 20°23'45.4"S, 164°07'26"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 23 October 2005. Referred Material: AMS R.161264*, Sommet Noir, Paagoumène, 11 km NW Koumac, Province Nord, 20°30'06"S, 164°12'01"E. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Bauer et al. 2022: 172 |
| Comment | Group: B. borealis clade (including borealis, cocoensis, boulinda, ultramaficola, periclitata, whitakeri) Distribution: see map in Bauer et al. 2022: 152 (Fig. 54). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a patronym honoring “our friend and colleague Anthony (Tony) Hume Whitaker (1944-2014), indefatigable British-born Kiwi herpetologist and wildlife biologist who left us too soon. Tony and his wife Viv contributed greatly to New Caledonian herpetology, particularly that of the far north, where their tireless efforts turned up many novel lizards, including this species. Tony was a co-author of 27 New Caledonian lizard species, including three in the genus Bavayia.” |
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