Bavayia pulchella , also known as the pretty bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.[2]
| Bavayia pulchella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Bavayia |
| Species: | B. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bavayia pulchella | |
The species name, pulchella, is a diminutive of the Latin for "beautiful", and according to the species description "refers to both the small size of this species and the complex and attractive dorsal pattern exhibited by most specimens, including the holotype."[3]
References
edit- ^ Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A. 2021. Bavayia pulchella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T29453A123247112. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29453/123247112. Downloaded on 06 September 2021.
- ^ "Bavayia pulchella". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ Aaron M Bauer; Anthony Whitaker; Ross Allen Sadlier (1998). "Two New Species of the Genus Bavayia (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific" (PDF). Pacific Science. 52 (4): 349. hdl:10125/1589. ISSN 0030-8870. Wikidata Q116175755.