Biology:Nannoscincus

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Short description: Genus of lizards


Nannoscincus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Nannoscincus
Günther, 1872

Nannoscincus is a genus of small skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Species

The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.[2]

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

References

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).

Wikidata ☰ Q3016948 entry