Carinascincus metallicus

Carinascincus metallicus

Taxonavigation

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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: Carinascincus
Species: Carinascincus metallicus

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Syntypes (7): BMNH 1946.8.7.7–14, collected by Ronald Gunn.

Type locality: “Van Diemn's Land [=Tasmania]”, Australia.

Combinations

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  • Mocoa metallica O’Shaughnessy, 1874: 299 [original combination]
  • Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) metallicumSmith, 1937: 225 [subsequent combination]
  • Leiolopisma metallicumGreer, 1974: 17 [subsequent combination]
  • Litotescincus metallicumWells & Wellington, 1985: 33 [subsequent combination]
  • Niveoscincus metallicusHutchinson et al. 1990: 544 [subsequent combination]
  • Carinascincus metallicusCouper, Covacevich, Amey & Baker, 2006: 380 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Metallic Cool-skink