Bavayia ashleyi Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022

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

There are two known populations of this species, on the island of Grande Terre, with a total remaining area of occurrence estimated at 50 sq km. This habitat is at risk from wildfires and nickel mining. Its habitat is also at risk of degradation by deer and pigs that have been introduced.

Wikipedia contributors, Bavayia ashleyi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:20:27.065867+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name

Bavayia ashleyi Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022

Name authority

Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Diplodactylidae

Genus

Bavayia

Extinction status

Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
10. suborderGekkota
11. familyDiplodactylidae
12. genusBavayia
13. speciesBavayia ashleyi Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Bavayia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 147 records assigned to Diplodactylidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Bavayia&species=ashleyi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:C6GMP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.