Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus

Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus

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
Genus: Ateuchosaurus
Species: Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus

Name

Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus (Hallowell, 1861)

• Lectotype: USNM 42110.
• Type locality: “Onsima, Japan; one specimen from Loo-Choo”.

Combinations

• Lygosaurus pellopleurus Hallowell, 1861: 496 [original combination]
• Lygosoma pellopleurum — Boulenger, 1887: 319 [subsequent combination]
• Ateuchosaurus pellopleurum — Smith, 1937: 231 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Hallowell, E. [1860] 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 480–510. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ota H., Miyaguni H. & Tsutomu Hikida 1999. Geographic variation in the endemic skink, Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus, from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Journal of Herpetology 33(1): 106–118.
• Makino, T., Okamoto, T., Kurita, K., Nakano, T. & Hikida, T. 2020. Origin and intraspecific diversification of the scincid lizard Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus with implications for historical island biogeography of the Central Ryukyus of Japan. Zoologischer Anzeiger 288: 1–10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2020.06.008 Reference page. 
• Makino, T., Nakano, T., Okamoto, T. & Hikida, T. 2023. Taxonomic revision and re-description of Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus (Hallowell, 1861) (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) with resurrection of A. okinavensis (Thompson, 1912). Zoosystematics and Evolution 99(1): 77–91. DOI: 10.3897/zse.99.95923 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 October 2018.
• Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. IUCN: Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T96250558A96250561. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96250558A96250561.en. Accessed on 18 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Ryukyu Short-legged Skink
日本語: ヘリグロヒメトカゲ