NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Gunther's New Caledonian Gecko
Bavayia cyclura (Günther, 1872)
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.
Forest Bavayia (Bavayia cyclura)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Bavayia cyclura, also known as Günther's New Caledonian gecko or the forest bavayia, is a gecko endemic to Grande Terre and Ile des Pins including their neighboring islets in New Caledonia.
Wikipedia contributors, Bavayia cyclura; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:00:52.083645+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bavayia cyclura (Günther, 1872)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1872)
- Common name
- Gunther's New Caledonian Gecko
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyDiplodactylidae
- genusBavayia
- speciesBavayia cyclura (Günther, 1872)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bavayia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bavayia ashleyi Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia boulinda Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia campestris Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia centralis Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia jourdani Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia kanaky Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia kopeto Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia menazi Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia nehoueensis Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia occidentalis Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia periclitata Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bavayia renevierorum Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman, 2022 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hemidactylus (Peripia) bavayi Sauvage, 1879 Sauvage, 1879 | synonym |
| Peripia cyclura Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
| Lepidodactylus neocaledonicus Bocage, 1873 Bocage, 1873 | synonym |
| Platydactylus pacificus Bavay, 1869 Bavay, 1869 | synonym |
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Bavayia&species=cyclura 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.
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:L4KK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.