Bavayia cocoensis

Bavayia cocoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Bavayia
Species:
B. cocoensis
Binomial name
Bavayia cocoensis

Bavayia cocoensis is a species of geckos endemic to New Caledonia.

At the time of its description in 2022 this species was only known from one area of the Koniambo Massif with an area of 2 km2, and was considered to meet the IUCN Red List criteria for being Critically Endangered.

References

  1. ↑ "Bavayia cocoensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  2. ↑ Bauer, Aaron Matthew; Sadlier, Ross; Jackman, Todd (2022). "A revision of the genus Bavayia Roux, 1913 (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a non-adaptive radiation of microendemic species" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. 67 (Supplement I): 153-157. ISSN 0068-547X. Wikidata Q116173124.