Description:

Small to medium sized geckos with moderately long digits with expanded pads underneath, and the claw of the digit arising from the anterior end of each pad. Between the digits webbing is lacking, or only rudimentary. The tail is moderately long, ranging from just shorter to just longer than the body length, and is covered by numerous small similar sized scales.

Distribution:

The genus Bavayia is endemic to New Caledonia, with two species also occurring on the Loyalty Islands.

Included species:

Bavayia crassicollis Roux, 1913.

Bavayia cyclura (Gunther), 1872.

Bavayia excussida Bauer, Whitaker & Sadlier, 1998.

Bavayia gietana Wright, Bauer & Sadlier, 2000.

Bavayia madjo Bauer, Jones & Sadlier, 2000.

Bavayia montana Roux, 1913.

Bavayia ornata Roux, 1913.

Bavayia pulchella Bauer, Whitaker & Sadlier, 1998.

Bavayia robusta Wright, Bauer & Sadlier, 2000.

Bavayia sauvagii (Boulenger), 1879.

Bavayia septuiclavis Sadlier, 1989.

Current research (Jackman et al., 2004) indicates that a further 25 species remain to be described.

 Department of Herpetology, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney 2000, New South Wales, Australia