Phaeoscincus ouinensis

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: Phaeoscincus
Species: Phaeoscincus ouinensis

Name

Phaeoscincus ouinensis Sadlier, Shea & Bauer in Sadlier et al., 2014: 123

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-2011.0276 (formerly AMS R.165819), collected by R.A. Sadlier and G.M. Shea on 27 December 2003.
• Type locality: “Mt Ouin, track along northeast edge of Mt Ouin Range, 22°00’S 166°28’E (elevation ~1000 m)”, New Caledonia.

References

Primary references

• Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Smith, S.A., Shea, G.M. & Whitaker, A.H. 2014. High elevation endemism on New Caledonia’s ultramafic peaks – a new genus and two new species of scincid lizard. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 206: 115–126. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phaeoscincus ouinensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 March 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Mount Ouin Brown Skink