Kanakysaurus viviparus

Kanakysaurus viviparus

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: Kanakysaurus viviparus

Name

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

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-2003.1004, adult ♂, collected by R.A. Sadlier, A.M. Bauer, S. Smith, T. Jackman, and G. Watkins-Colwell on 22 January 2003.
• Type locality: “New Caledonia, Province Nord, Rivière Néhoué, 20º25’16”S 164º13’10”E”.

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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Kanakysaurus viviparus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on April 2020.
• Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Kanakysaurus viviparus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176160A7190193. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176160A7190193.en

Vernacular names

English: Néhoué River Forest Skink