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Bavayia crassicollis ROUX, 1913

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymBavayia cyclura crassicollis ROUX 1913: 89
Bavayia cyclura — WERMUTH 1965
Bavayia crassicollis — SADLIER 1989
Bavayia crassicollis — KLUGE 1993: 4
Bavayia crassicollis — BAUER et al. 2012
Bavayia crassicollis — BAUER et al. 2022: 177 
DistributionNew Caledonia, Loyalty Islands

Type locality: Loyalty Islands (Maré, Lifou, Ouvéa)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: NMBA 6931, designation by Kramer (1979). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Bauer et al. 2022: 178 
CommentAbundance: Common where it is found.

Similar species: Superficially very similar to the widespread species B. cyclura.

Group: B. crassicollis clade (including crassicollis, tanleensis, rhizophora, occidentalis, insularis)

Distribution: see map in Bauer et al. 2022: 180 (Fig. 62).

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyApparently named after its thick neck (Latin crassus, -a = thick, dense, and Latin “collum” = neck). 
References
  • Bauer, A. M. & SADLIER, R. A. 2000. The herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology, 17; Society for Study Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York.
  • Bauer, A.M. & Sadlier,R.A. 1993. Systematics, biogeography and conservation of the lizards of New Caledonia. Biodiv. Lett. 1: 107-122 - get paper here
  • BAUER, AARON M.; TODD R. JACKMAN, ROSS A. SADLIER & ANTHONY H. WHITAKER 2012. Revision of the giant geckos of New Caledonia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus). Zootaxa 3404: 1–52 - get paper here
  • Bauer, Aaron M.;Sadlier, Roass A. 1994. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Ile des Pins, New Caledonia. Pacific Science 48 (4): 353-366
  • Daza, Juan D.; Aaron M. Bauer, Christophe Sand, Ian Lilley, Thomas A. Wake, and Frédérique Valentin 2015. Reptile Remains from Tiga (Tokanod), Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. Pacific Science Oct 2015, Vol. 69, No. 4: 531-557. - get paper here
  • Kramer, Eugen 1979. Typenkatalog der Echsen im Naturhistorischen Museum Basel (BM), Stand 1978. [type catalogue] Revue Suisse de Zoologie 86 (1): 159-166 - get paper here
  • Roux,J. 1913. Les reptiles de de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. In: Nova Caledonia, Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle Calédonie et aux Iles Loyalty. Zoologie. (vol. 1, L. 2). Sarasin, F. & Roux,J. (eds.). C.W. Kreidel’s Verlag, Wiesbaden, pp. 79-160 - get paper here
  • Sadlier R A. Bauer A M. 1997. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Loyalty Islands. Pacific Science 51 (1): 76-90.
  • Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
 
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