Caledoniscincus
| Caledoniscincus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Caledoniscincus Sadlier, 1987 |
Caledoniscincus is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks).[1][2]
Species
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.[3]
- Caledoniscincus aquilonius Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
- Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux, 1913)
- Caledoniscincus auratus Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
- Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869)
- Caledoniscincus chazeaui Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
- Caledoniscincus constellatus Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2012[4]
- Caledoniscincus cryptos Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
- Caledoniscincus festivus (Roux, 1913)
- Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872)
- Caledoniscincus notialis Sadlier, S.A. Smith, Bauer & Wood, 2013
- Caledoniscincus orestes Sadlier, 1987
- Caledoniscincus pelletieri Sadlier, T. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2014
- Caledoniscincus renevieri Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
- Caledoniscincus terma Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Caledoniscincus.
References
- ^ http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Caledoniscincus.html
- ^ http://austmus.gov.au/pdf/publications/1295_complete.pdf
- ^ "Caledoniscincus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Sadlier RA [in French], Whitaker T, Wood PL, Bauer AM [in French] (2012). "A new species of scincid lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northwest New Caledonia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3229: 47–57.
Further reading
- Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1-66. (Caledoniscincus, new genus, p. 37).
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