Caledoniscincus constellatus

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 constellatus

Name

Caledoniscincus constellatus Sadlier, Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2012: 52

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-2011.0228 (formerly AMS R171497), adult ♂, collected by R.A. Sadlier and A.H. Whitaker on 27 January 2009.
• Type locality: “Pointe de Vavouto, Province Nord, New Caledonia 21°00'39.8"S 164°41'04.3"E”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caledoniscincus constellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 March 2020.

Vernacular names

English: White-speckled Leaf-litter Skink