Ateuchosaurus chinensis

Ateuchosaurus chinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Ateuchosaurus
Species: Ateuchosaurus chinensis

Name

Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray, 1845: 107

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.15.69 (formerly xv.89a), collected J. Reeves.
• Type locality: “China”.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Ateuchosaurus chinensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 May 2023.
• Nguyen, T.Q., Nguyen, N.S., Wang, Y. & Yang, J. 2019. IUCN: Ateuchosaurus chinensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T96250633A96250639. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T96250633A96250639.en. Accessed on 18 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese Short-limbed Skink

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