Kanakysaurus

Kanakysaurus

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: Kanakysaurus
Species (2): K. viviparus – K. zebratus

Name

Kanakysaurus Sadlier, Whitaker, Bauer & Smith in Sadlier et al., 2004: 322

• Type species: Kanakysaurus viviparus Sadlier, Whitaker, Bauer & Smith, 2004, by original designation and monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Sadlier, R.A., Smith, S.A., Bauer, A.M. & Whitaker, A.H. 2004. A New Genus and Species of Live-Bearing Scincid Lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia. Journal of Herpetology 38(3): 320–330. DOI: 10.1670/196-03A Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sadlier, R.A., Smith, S.A., Whitaker, A. & Bauer, A.M. 2009. A new live-bearing species of scincid lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia, southwest Pacific. Pacific science 63: 123–136.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Kanakysaurus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 April 2020.