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Paniegekko madjo (BAUER, JONES & SADLIER, 2000)

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymBavayia madjo BAUER, JONES & SADLIER 2000
Paniegekko madjo — BAUER et al. 2012 
DistributionNew Caledonia (Mont Panié and Mont Ignambi in the Panié Range, elevation > 900 m).

Type locality: Mt. Ignambi (1100 m elevation), Province Nord, New Caledonia (22° 128 S, 164° 36’ E).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1998.0467 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus). Paniegekko may be distinguished from all other New Caledonian diplodactylid geckos by the following combination of character states: body size moderate (to 75mm SVL), head large, tail slender and elongate (> 110% SVL); dorsal scalation granular, homogeneous; body without extensive skin webs or flaps; expanded subdigital lamellae under all toes; subdigital lamellae of digits II–V of manus and pes unpaired basally and divided distally; claw of digit I of manus and pes positioned lateral to a single, undivided apical lamella; precloacal pores in two or more rows in males, longest row extending well onto thighs (50 or more pores total); dorsal coloration pattern brown with transverse chevrons; venter dull grayish, never yellow. 
CommentType species: Bavayia madjo BAUER et al. 2000 is the type species of the genus Paniegekko BAUER et al. 2012.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyThe species was named after the term for a small gecko in Djahoue, a Kanak language spoken in the northeastern ranges of Province Nord where the species occurs. 
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., Jones, J.P.G. & Sadlier, R.A. 2000. A new high-elevation Bavayia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from northeastern New Caledonia. Pacific Science 54: 63-69
  • 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
  • Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
 
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