Tropidoscincus boreus

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: Tropidoscincus
Species: Tropidoscincus boreus

Name

Tropidoscincus boreus Sadlier & Bauer, 2000: 218

• Holotype: AM R.77875, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Mt. Panié, 750 m elevation, New Caledonia, 20°33’ S, 164°45’ E”.

References

Primary references

• Bauer, A.M. & Sadlier, R.A. (eds.) 2000. The herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology. Volume 17. Society for Study Amphibians and Reptiles: Ithaca, New York. 310 pp. ISBN 0-916984-55-9 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidoscincus boreus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 March 2020.
• Sadlier, R.A., Whitaker, A.H. & Bauer, A.M. 2010. IUCN: Tropidoscincus boreus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176131A7185473. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176131A7185473.en

Vernacular names

English: Northern Whiptailed Skink