Bavayia exsuccida

Bavayia exsuccida, also known as the sclerophyll bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.^[2] As of 2022, it is known from only one locality, with an extent of occurrence of 8 sq km.^[3]

Bavayia exsuccida
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Bavayia
Species:	B. exsuccida
Binomial name
Bavayia exsuccida Bauer, A. Whitaker & Sadlier, 1998

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 which this species is found.^[4]