Nannoscincus fuscus

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

Nannoscincus fuscus Günther, 1872: 421

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.16, presented by J. Brenchley.
Type locality: “Feejee Islands” in error, corrected to “New Caledonia” by Boulenger (1887: 331).

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., Wood Jr., P.L., Smith, S.A., Whitaker, A.H. & Jackman, T.R. 2014. Cryptic speciation in the New Caledonian lizard genus Nannoscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) including the description of a new species and recognition of Nannoscincus fuscus Günther. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 206: 45–68. Reference page.

English: Southern Elf Skink