Ateuchosaurus okinavensis

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: Ateuchosaurus okinavensis

Name

Ateuchosaurus okinavensis (Thompson, 1912)

• Holotype: CAS 21537.
• Type locality: Nago, Okinawajima Island, Okinawa Group, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.

Combinations

• Lygosoma okinavensis Thompson, 1912: 4 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Thompson, J.C. 1912. Herpetological notices, No. 2. Prodrome of descriptions of new species of Reptilia and Batrachia from the Far East. Privately published: San Francisco.
• 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 okinavensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Ryukyu Short-legged Skink