Caledoniscincus haplorhinus

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

Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872)

Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.8.13.45-46, adult indet., presented by J, Brenchley.
Type locality: “Feejee Islands” in error, corrected to “New Caledonia” by Boulenger (1887: 279).

Euprepes haplorhinus Günther, 1872: 419 [original combination]
Caledoniscincus haplorhinus — Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999: 58 [subsequent combination]

Günther, A. 1872. On some new species of reptiles and fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 4 10(60): 418–426. BHL Reference page.
Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M. & Colgan, D.J. 1999. The scincid lizard genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: a review of Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay) and description of six new species from Province Nord. Records of the Australian Museum 51(1): 57–82. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1295 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caledoniscincus haplorhinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 March 2020.
Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176185A7194153. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176185A7194153.en

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