Bavayia robusta WRIGHT, BAUER & SADLIER, 2000

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Bavayia robusta WRIGHT, BAUER & SADLIER 2000 Bavayia robusta — BAUER et al. 2012 Bavayia robusta — BAUER et al. 2022: 105
Distribution	New Caledonia Type locality: Mt. Koghis forest (approx. 500 m elevation), Province Sud, New Caledonia (22° 10’ S, 166° 30’ E).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1998.0604 (by original designation); paratypes: AMS
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Bauer et al. 2022: 107
Comment	Group: B. cyclura clade (including cyclura, robusta) Distribution: see map in Bauer et al. 2022: 104 (Fig. 39).
Etymology	Named after the Latin word for strong and powerful.
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, 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 Langner, Christian & Patrick Schönecker 2018. Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens. Terraria-Elaphe 2018 (1): 14-26 [2017] - get paper here Wright,J.L., Bauer, A.M. & Sadlier, R.A. 2000. Two new gecko species allied to Bavayia sauvagii and Bavayia cyclura (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from New Caledonia. Pacific Science 54: 39-55
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://endemia.nc/en/faune/fiche1013 http://www.kingsnake.com/philtremper/htm/arboreal1.htm http://www.mundomatero.com/Florayfauna/crucera.html Google images

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