Caledoniscincus auratus

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: Caledoniscincus auratus

Name

Caledoniscincus auratus Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999: 70

• Holotype: AM R.144298, adult ♂, collected by R. Sadlier on 23–24 April 1994.
• Type locality: “Koumac Caves, approximately 9 km E of Koumac, New Caledonia, 20°33'S 164°21'E”.

References

Primary 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caledoniscincus auratus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 March 2020.
• Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Caledoniscincus auratus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176182A7193723. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176182A7193723.en

Vernacular names

English: Koumac Leaf-litter Skink