Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus

Taxonavigation edit

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 austrocaledonicus

Name edit

Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869)

  • Neotype: AM R77757, adult ♀. [designated by Sadlier (1987: 37)]
  • Type locality: “4 km from summit of Mt Aoupinie by road, New Caledonia, 21011' S 165016' E”.

Combinations edit

  • Lygosoma austro-caledonica Bavay, 1869: 21 [original combination]
  • Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicusSadlier, 1987: 37 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms edit

  • Lygosoma austro-caledonicum dorsovittatum Roux, 1913: 118
    • Lectotype: NHMB 7370, adult ♂, collected by F. Sarasin and J. Roux. [designated by Kramer (1979: 162)]
    • Type locality: “du nord au sud de la Caledonie et sur les 3 iles Loyalty”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Hienghiene, Neu-Kaledonien” by Kramer (1979: 162).

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Vernacular names edit

English: Common Litter Skink