Bavayia exsuccida

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| status = CR

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref =Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A.. 2021. Bavayia exsuccida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T29452A123246845. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29452/123246845. Downloaded on 06 September 2021.

| image = Bavayia exsuccida 33596225.jpg

| genus = Bavayia

| species = exsuccida

| authority = Bauer, A. Whitaker & Sadlier, 1998

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Bavayia exsuccida, also known as the sclerophyll bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia.{{cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Bavayia&species=exsuccida&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Bavayia+exsuccida%27%29%29|title=Bavayia exsuccida|website=The Reptile Database|accessdate=2017-11-11}} As of 2022, it is known from only one locality, with an extent of occurrence of 8 sq km.{{CiteQ|Q116173124|page=61-63}}

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.{{CiteQ|Q116175755|page=343}}