Nannoscincus rankini

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: Nannoscincus
Species: Nannoscincus rankini

Name

Nannoscincus rankini Sadlier, 1987: 62

• Holotype: AM R77736, adult ♂, collected by R. Sadlier & P. Rankin on 14 December 1978.
• Type locality: “summit of Mt Aoupinie (1086 m), New Caledonia, 21°11'S 165°16'E”.

References

Primary references

• Sadlier, R.A. 1987. A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia. Records of the Australian Museum 39(1): 1–66. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.39.1987.164 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Nannoscincus rankini. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2020.
• Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Nannoscincus rankini  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176163A7190617. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176163A7190617.en

Vernacular names

English: Rankin's Elf Skink