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Bavayia occidentalis Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Bavayia occidentalis 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 occidentalis 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.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Bavayia ashleyi Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia boulinda Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia campestris Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia centralis Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia jourdani Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia kanaky Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia kopeto Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia menazi Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia nehoueensis Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia periclitata Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia renevierorum Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bavayia stephenparki Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022DiplodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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.

New Caledonia

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=occidentalis 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:C6GP5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.