Caledoniscincus festivus

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 festivus

Name

Caledoniscincus festivus (Roux, 1913)

• Lectotype: NHMB 7366, adult ♀, collected by F. Sarasin and J. Roux. [designated by Kramer (1979: 162)]
• Type locality: “Nouvelle-Calédonie, Coné, environ de Canala, La Foa, Vallée de la Ngoï, Yaté”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Kanala, Neu-Kaledonien” by Kramer (1979: 162).

Combinations

• Lygosoma austro-caledonicum festivum Roux, 1913: 120 [original combination]
• Caledoniscincus festivus — Sadlier, 1987: 45 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Lygosoma austro-caledonicum intermedium Roux, 1913: 119
  • Lectotype: NHMB 7362, adult ♂, collected by F. Sarasin and J. Roux. [designated by Kramer (1979: 162)]
  • Type locality: “Nouvelle-Calédonie, Canala et environs (altit. 300 m), Coindé, Vallée de la Ngoï”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Ciu, oberhalb Canala, Neu-Kaledonien” by Kramer (1979: 162).

References

Primary references

• Roux, J. 1913. Les reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. pp. 79–160 In: Sarasin, F. & Roux, J. (eds.). Nova Caledonia, Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle Calédonie et aux Iles Loyalty. Zoologie. vol. 1, L. 2. C.W. Kreidel’s Verlag: Wiesbaden. BHL
• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caledoniscincus festivus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2020.
• Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Caledoniscincus festivus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176147A7188776. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176147A7188776.en

Vernacular names

English: Giant Leaf-litter Skink