Ateuchosaurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Genus: Ateuchosaurus
Species (3): A. chinensis – A. okinavensis – A. pellopleurus

Name

Ateuchosaurus Gray, 1845: 73

• Type species: Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray, 1845, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Makino, T., Okamoto, T., Kurita, K., Nakano, T. & Hikida, T. 2020. Origin and intraspecific diversification of the scincid lizard Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus with implications for historical island biogeography of the Central Ryukyus of Japan. Zoologischer Anzeiger 288: 1–10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2020.06.008 Reference page. 
• Makino, T., Nakano, T., Okamoto, T. & Hikida, T. 2023. Taxonomic revision and re-description of Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus (Hallowell, 1861) (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) with resurrection of A. okinavensis (Thompson, 1912). Zoosystematics and Evolution 99(1): 77–91. DOI: 10.3897/zse.99.95923 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ateuchosaurus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: East Asian Short-legged Skinks