Caledoniscincus orestes

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 orestes

Name

Caledoniscincus orestes Sadlier, 1987: 48

• Holotype: AM R77882, adult ♂, collected by R. Sadlier & P. Rankin on 17 December 1978.
• Type locality: “Mt Panie (c.a. 900-930 m), New Caledonia, 20°33' S 164°45'S”.

References

Primary references

• 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 orestes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2020.
• Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Caledoniscincus orestes  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176152A7189491. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176152A7189491.en

Vernacular names

English: Panié Litter Skink