Bavayia centralis Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022

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

The range of Bavayia centralis is along the border between New Caledonia's South Province and North Province, with its remaining extent of occurrence estimated in 2022 at 400 sq km, reduced by historic habitat loss and at further risk from wildfires and nickel mining. The introduced electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) may both directly exclude the lizard from its habitat and affect the invertebrate fauna which it predates.

The species name references the Chaîne centrale mountain range of Grande Terre.

Wikipedia contributors, Bavayia centralis; 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 centralis 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 centralis 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=centralis 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:C6GMZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.