Geoscincus

Geoscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Geoscincus
Sadlier, 1987
Species: G. haraldmeieri
Binomial name
Geoscincus haraldmeieri
(Böhme, 1976)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eugongylus haraldmeieri
    Böhme, 1976
  • Geoscincus haraldmeieri
    — Sadlier, 1987

Geoscincus is a monotypic genus of skinks: the only accepted species is Geoscincus haraldmeieri (Meier's skink).

Etymology

G. haraldmeieri is named after Harald Meier, a German herpetologist.[2][3]

Geographic range

G. haraldmeieri is only known from two specimens collected near Coula, New Caledonia.[1]

Habitat and conservation status

The habitat of G. haraldmeieri has since been substantially modified, and the present status of the species is unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Whitaker AH; Sadlier RA; Bauer AM (2010). "Geoscincus haraldmeieri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T176134A7186148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176134A7186148.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Geoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geoscincus haraldmeieri, p. 175).

Further reading

  • Böhme W (1976). "Über die Gattung Eugongylus Fitzinger, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art (Reptilia: Scincidae) [=About the genus Eugongylus Fitzinger, with description of a new species (Reptilia: Scincidae)]". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 27: 245-251. (Eugongylus haraldmeieri, new species, pp. 248–249 + photograph on p. 245). (in German).
  • Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Rec. Australian Mus. 39 (1): 1-66. (Geoscincus, new genus, p. 6; G. haraldmeieri, new combination, pp. 6–7, Figures 4-7).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.