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Bavayia ornata ROUX, 1913

IUCN Red List - Bavayia ornata - Endangered, EN
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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymBavayia sauvagei ornata ROUX 1913: 92
Bavayia sauvagii — WERMUTH 1965
Bavayia sauvagii ornata — KLUGE 1967
Bavayia ornata — SADLIER 1989
Bavayia ornata — RÖSLER 2000: 60
Bavayia ornata — BAUER et al. 2012
Bavayia ornata — BAUER et al. 2022: 90 
DistributionNew Caledonia (vicinity of Mt. Panié)

Type locality: Mt. Panié, New Caledonia. Lectotype locality: “Wald des Mont Panié, 500 m, Neu-Kaledonien” (KRAMER 1979)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: NMBA (= NHMB) Basel 7025 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Bauer et al. 2022: 90 
CommentAbundance: common but very restricted.

Group: B. ornata clade (including ornata, tchingou)

Distribution: see map in Bauer et al. 2022: 92 (Fig. 34). 
EtymologyThe Latin noun ornatus, "decoration" or "ornament," refers to the ornate coloration. 
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
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • 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
 
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