Biology:Caledoniscincus
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Short description: Genus of lizards
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Caledoniscincus |
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14 species (see text) | |
Caledoniscincus is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks).[1][2][3] The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[3]
Species
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Caledoniscincus aquilonius Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - northern litter skink
- Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux, 1913) - speckled litter skink
- Caledoniscincus auratus Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Koumac litter skink
- Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869) - common litter skink
- Caledoniscincus chazeaui Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Chazeau's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus constellatus Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2012[4]
- Caledoniscincus cryptos Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - cryptic litter skink
- Caledoniscincus festivus (Roux, 1913) - giant litter skink
- Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872) - Strand litter skink
- Caledoniscincus notialis Sadlier, S.A. Smith, Bauer & Wood, 2013 - southern litter skink
- Caledoniscincus orestes Sadlier, 1987 - Panié litter skink
- Caledoniscincus pelletieri Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2014 - Pelletier's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus renevieri Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Renevier's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus terma Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Mandjélia litter skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Caledoniscincus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Caledoniscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "Caledoniscincus". Animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Caledoniscincus.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Colgan, D.J. (1999). "The scincid lizard genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: a review of Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay) and description of six new species from Province Nord". Records of the Australian Museum 51: 57–82. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1295. https://media.australianmuseum.net.au/media/Uploads/Journals/17874/1295_complete.pdf.
- ↑ "A new species of scincid lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northwest New Caledonia". Zootaxa 3229: 47–57. 2012. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3229.1.3. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03229p057.pdf.
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).
Wikidata ☰ Q761404 entry
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