Caledoniscincus pelletieri

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 pelletieri

Name

Caledoniscincus pelletieri Sadlier, Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2014: 50

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-2012.0225 (formerly AMS R.174984), adult ♀, collected by A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker on 23 November 2011.
• Type locality: “Dôme de Tiébaghi (southwest end of plateau), Province Nord, New Caledonia 20°28'20"S 164°12'43"E”.

References

Primary references

• Sadlier, R.A., Whitaker, A.H., Wood, Jr., P.L. & Bauer, A.M. 2014. A new species of lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from far northwest New Caledonia. Zootaxa 3795(1): 45–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3795.1.5 Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Dôme de Tiébaghi Leaf-litter Skink