Caledoniscincus

Caledoniscincus

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
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Caledoniscincus
Species (14): C. aquilonius – C. atropunctatus – C. auratus – C. austrocaledonicus – C. chazeaui – C. constellatus – C. cryptos – C. festivus – C. haplorhinus – C. notialis – C. orestes – C. pelletieri – C. renevieri – C. terma

Name

Caledoniscincus Sadlier, 1987: 37

• Type species: Lygosoma austro-caledonica Bavay, 1869, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Sadlier, R.A. 1987. A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia. Records of the Australian Museum 39(1): 1–66. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.39.1987.164 Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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(1): 57–82. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1295 Reference page. 
• Sadlier, R.A., Whitaker, T.H., Wood, Jr., P.L. & Bauer, A.M. 2012. A new species of scincid lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northwest New Caledonia. Zootaxa 3229(1): 47–57. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3229.1.3 Reference page. 
• Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Wood, Jr., P.L., Smith, S.A. & Jackman, T.R. 2013. A new species of lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from southern New Caledonia and a review of Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux). Zootaxa 3694(6): 501–524. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.6.1 Reference page. 
• Sadlier, R.A., Whitaker, A.H., Wood, Jr., P.L. & Bauer, A.M. 2014. A new species of lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from far northwest New Caledonia. Zootaxa 3795(1): 45–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3795.1.5 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caledoniscincus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 March 2020.

Vernacular names

English: New Caledonian Leaf-litter Skinks