Nannoscincus

Nannoscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Nannoscincus
Günther, 1872

Nannoscincus is a genus of small skinks endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Species

There are 12 species:[2]

  • Nannoscincus exos Bauer & Sadlier, 2000
  • Nannoscincus fuscus Günther, 1872
  • Nannoscincus garrulus Sadlier, Bauer & S.A. Smith, 2006
  • Nannoscincus gracilis (Bavay, 1869)
  • Nannoscincus greeri Sadlier, 1987
  • Nannoscincus hanchisteus Bauer & Sadlier, 2000
  • Nannoscincus humectus Bauer & Sadlier, 2000
  • Nannoscincus koniambo Sadlier, Bauer, A.H. Whitaker & Wood, 2014
  • Nannoscincus manautei Sadlier, Bauer, A.H. Whitaker & S.A. Smith, 2004
  • Nannoscincus mariei (Bavay, 1869)
  • Nannoscincus rankini Sadlier, 1987
  • Nannoscincus slevini (Loveridge, 1941)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nannoscincus.

References

  1. ↑ Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Smith SA (2006). "A new species of Nannoscincus Günther (Squamata: Scincidae) from high elevation forest in southern New Caledonia" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 58 (1): 29–36. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1458. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-02.
  2. ↑ Nannoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Günther, A. (1872). "On some new Species of Reptiles and Fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq." Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fourth Series 10 (60): 418-426. (Nannoscincus, new genus, p. 421).


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