Bavayia periclitata BAUER, SADLIER & JACKMAN, 2022
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Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Bavayia periclitata BAUER, SADLIER & JACKMAN 2022: 166 |
Distribution | New Caledonia Type locality: Mt. Kaala, East side Piton de Pandop, 9 km SE Koumac, Province Nord, New Caledonia, 20°35'16'S, 164°22'05"E. |
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Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA-2022.0046 (ex. AMS R. 161102), coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 3 June 2002. Paratypes: AMS R.161103* R.161105, CAS 265753 (ex. AMS R.161104), data as for holotype; AMS R. 153557*, Koumac Caves (~ 9 km E Koumac), Province Nord, New Caledonia, 20°32'07"S, 164°20'22"E, coll. R. Sadlier, 24 November 1998; AMS R.161109*, Piton de Pandop, northeast of Piton de Pandop, headwaters of Vallée Frère, Province Nord, 20°35'04"S, 164°22'01"E, coll. A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker, 3 June 2002. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Bauer et al. 2022: 167 Additional details (45 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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 periclitata is the feminine singular nominative Latin participle meaning endangered. The name was selected by Gemma Farquhar, who won a contest to name a species of Bavayia. It is appropriate for this species, which has a particularly restricted range. |
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