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Bavayia septuiclavis SADLIER, 1989

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sadlier's New Caledonian Gecko 
SynonymBavayia 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 
DistributionS New Caledonia

Type locality: 4km up the Mt Gouemba rd, near Yate, New Caledonia  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: 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. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Bauer et al. 2022: 99 
CommentAbundance: 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). 
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
 
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