Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Bavayia exsuccida (Bavayia exsuccida), recorded as Critically Endangered
Bavayia exsuccida (Bavayia exsuccida). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Bavayia exsuccida

Bavayia exsuccida

Bavayia exsuccida, also known as the sclerophyll bavayia, is a geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Bavayia exsuccida
Recorded from
New Caledonia
Taxonomy
Squamata · Diplodactylidae · Bavayia

The lizard or snake

Bavayia exsuccida is a lizard or snake in the family Diplodactylidae.

Range and habitat

Bavayia exsuccida, also known as the sclerophyll bavayia, is a geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia. As of 2022, it is known from only one locality, with an extent of occurrence of 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi). The species name exsuccida derives from the Latin exsuccus, meaning "without juice" or "without sap", and refers the sclerophyll vegetation of the dry forests in that this species is found.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Bavayia exsuccida is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Bavayia exsuccida, Wikidata item Q5082209. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Bavayia cyclura (Bavayia cyclura), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bavayia cyclura

Bavayia cyclura
Photograph of Bavayia sauvagii (Bavayia sauvagii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bavayia sauvagii

Bavayia sauvagii
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Bavayia exsuccida?
Bavayia exsuccida is a lizard or snake in the family Diplodactylidae.
What is the conservation status of Bavayia exsuccida?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bavayia exsuccida. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Bavayia exsuccida live?
The species name exsuccida derives from the Latin exsuccus, meaning "without juice" or "without sap", and refers the sclerophyll vegetation of the dry forests in that this species is found.
Why is Bavayia exsuccida in crisis?
As of 2022, it is known from only one locality, with an extent of occurrence of 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bavayia exsuccida?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Bavayia exsuccida a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.