Caledoniscincus

Caledoniscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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

  1. ↑ http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Caledoniscincus.html
  2. ↑ http://austmus.gov.au/pdf/publications/1295_complete.pdf
  3. ↑ "Caledoniscincus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ↑ Sadlier RA, Whitaker T, Wood PL, Bauer AM (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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