''Bavayia endemia'' is a species of

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

s endemic to

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. At the time of its description, ''B. endemia'' was considered to meet the

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criteria for a "

Near Threatened A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as that may be vulnerable to endangerment in the near future, but it does not currently qualify fo ...

" species. As a result of probably past habitat loss and degradation, the total remaining area of occurrence for the species is estimated at 250 sq km. The remaining habitat is at risk of degradation by deer and pigs that have been introduced, and the introduced

electric ant The little fire ant (''Wasmannia auropunctata''), also known as the electric ant, is a small (approx long), light to golden brown (ginger) social ant native to Central and South America, now spread to parts of Africa (including Gabon and Camero ...

('' Wasmannia auropunctata'') may both directly exclude the lizard from its habitat and affect the invertebrate fauna which it predates. The

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references Endemia, the local Red List Authority within the Species Conservation Commission of the IUCN for assessing New Caledonian flora.

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''Bayavia endemia''
at endemia.nc Bavayia Geckos of New Caledonia Endemic fauna of New Caledonia Reptiles described in 2022 Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier Taxa named by Todd R. Jackman {{gecko-stub