Bavayia
| Bavayia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Bavayia Roux, 1913[1] |
Bavayia, or partie geckos, are a genus of geckos from the remote New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands. These 13 species are moderately small to medium-sized geckos and are distinguished from other genera by their tail length and the shape of their digits.
Etymology
The common name "partie gecko" is French for "party gecko" and stems from the highly social behavior of the members of this genus.
The generic name, Bavayia, is in honor of Arthur Bavay, a French pharmacist and herpetologist.[2]
Description
All species have elongated digits, each claw on the edge of each seta. They are fairly drab in coloration.
Behavior
They are nocturnal, and spend the daylight hours hiding under bark or rocks, or in tree holes.
Species
- Bavayia crassicollis
- Bavayia cyclura (Günther's New Caledonian gecko)
- Bavayia exsuccida
- Bavayia geitaina (gracile gecko)
- Bavayia goroensis[3]
- Bavayia montana (montane New Caledonian gecko)
- Bavayia nubila[4]
- Bavayia ornata (ornate New Caledonian gecko)
- Bavayia pulchella (pretty New Caledonian gecko)
- Bavayia robusta
- Bavayia sauvagii (Sauvage's New Caledonian gecko)
- Bavayia septuiclavis (Sadlier's New Caledonian gecko)
- Bavayia periclitata (endangered New Caledonian gecko)
- Bavayia madjo is now known as Paniegekko madjo[5]
- Bavayia validiclavis is now known as Dierogekko validiclavis[6]
References
- ↑ Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Bavayia, p. 19).
- ↑ Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.; Sadlier, R.A.; Shea, G.; Whitaker, A.H. 2008: A new small-bodied species of Bavayia (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from southeastem New Caledonia. Pacific science, 62(2): 247-256. doi:10.2984/1534-6188(2008)62[247:ANSSOB]2.0.CO;2
- ↑ Bauer, A.M.; Sadlier, R.A.; Jackman, T.R.; Shea, G. 2012: A new member of the Bavayia cyclura species group (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from the southern ranges of New Caledonia. Pacific science, 66(2): 239–247. doi:10.2984/66.2.10
- ↑ Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Sadlier, R.A.; Whitaker, A.H. 2012: Revision of the giant geckos of New Caledonia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus). Zootaxa, 3404: 1-52. Preview
- ↑ Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.; Sadlier, R.A.; Whitaker, A.H. 2006: A revision of the Bavayia validiclavis group (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a clade of New Caledonian geckos exhibiting microendemism. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4), 57(18): 503-547. PDF
Further reading
- Roux, J. 1913. "Les Reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty." pp. 80–146. In: Sarasin, F., & Roux, J. 1913. Nova Caledonia: Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty Inseln: Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle Calédonie et aux Iles Loyalty. A. Zoologie. Vol. I., L. 2. Wiesbaden: C.W. Kreidels Verlag. 449 pp. ("Bavayia n. gen.", pp. 85–87).
External links
Data related to Bavayia at Wikispecies
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