Caledoniscincus atropunctatus

Taxonavigation

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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: Caledoniscincus atropunctatus

Name

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Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux, 1913)

  • Lectotype: NHMB 7308, adult ♂, collected by F. Sarasin and J. Roux. [designated by Kramer (1979: 162)]
  • Type locality: “en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux trois îles Loyalty”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Outbatche, Neu-Kaledonien” by Kramer (1979: 162).

Combinations

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  • Lygosoma austro-caledonicum atropunctatum Roux, 1913: 117 [original combination]
  • Caledoniscincus atropunctatusSadlier, 1987: 42 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Speckled Leaf-litter Skink