Bavayia septuiclavis SADLIER, 1989

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Sadlier's New Caledonian Gecko
Synonym	Bavayia septuiclavis SADLIER 1989 Bavayia septuiclavis — RÖSLER 1995: 69 Bavayia septuiclavis — RÖSLER 2000: 60 Bavayia septuiclavis — BAUER et al. 2012 Bavayia septuiclavis — BAUER et al. 2022: 97
Distribution	S New Caledonia Type locality: 4km up the Mt Gouemba rd, near Yate, New Caledonia
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMS (AM) R78139, Collected R. Sadlier & P. Rankin, 27.xii.1978. Paratypes: (all localities in Province Sud) AMS R.78140-41, same data as holotype; AMS R.90193, same locality and collectors as holotype, coll. 26 December 1978; AMS R. 125291-93, Rivière Bleu Forest Reserve, ca. 22°06'S, 166°40'E, coll. S. Tillier, August 1987; QM J44034, J44985 [sic, QM J43985], Rivière Bleu Forest Reserve, ca. 22°06'S, 166°40'E, coll. 25 May 1984; AMS R.78339, Mount Koghis, 22°10'S, 166°32'E, coll. R.A. Sadlier and P.R. Rankin, 2 January 1979; AMS R. 125888, Mount Koghis, 22°10'S, 166°32'E [sic, 22°10'43"S, 166°30'20"E], coll. H.G. Cogger and R.A. Sadlier, 23 August 1987; AMS R.78234-36, 2 km north-east of Pic du Pin, Plaine des Lacs, 22°15'S, 166°50'E, coll. R.A. Sadlier and P.R. Rankin, 28 December 1978; MNHN 1985-120, 1985-121, Vallée de la Coulée, 22°11'S, 166°36'E.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Bauer et al. 2022: 99 Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 593 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Abundance: Uncommon and restricted to a few localities. Illustrations: Photo in Elaphe 18 (2): 25 [2010]. Group: B. septuiclavis clade (including only septuiclavis) Distribution: see map in Bauer et al. 2022: 100 (Fig. 36).
Etymology	Named after the Latin septuosus (= obscure) and clavis (= line or bar) and alludes to the obscure vertebral stripe on the dorsal surface of this species.
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 Frank, Sebastian 2018. Haltung und Nachzucht von Bavayia septuiclavis – und die europäische Erstnachtzucht von Bavayia exsuccida. Terraria-Elaphe 2018 (1): 28-35 [2017] - get paper here Langner, Christian & Patrick Schönecker 2018. Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens. Terraria-Elaphe 2018 (1): 14-26 [2017] - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Rösler, Herbert 1995. Geckos der Welt - Alle Gattungen. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp. Sadlier,R.A. 1988. Bavayia septuiclavis and Bavayia validiclavis, two new species of gekkonid lizard from New Caledonia. Rec. Austral. Mus. 40: 365-370 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://endemia.nc/en/faune/fiche1015 Google images

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