Caledoniscincus

Caledoniscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Caledoniscincus Sadlier, 1987

Caledoniscincus is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks).^[1]^[2]

Species

The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.^[3]

Caledoniscincus aquilonius Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux, 1913)
Caledoniscincus auratus Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869)
Caledoniscincus chazeaui Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
Caledoniscincus constellatus Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2012^[4]
Caledoniscincus cryptos Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
Caledoniscincus festivus (Roux, 1913)
Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872)
Caledoniscincus notialis Sadlier, S.A. Smith, Bauer & Wood, 2013
Caledoniscincus orestes Sadlier, 1987
Caledoniscincus pelletieri Sadlier, T. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2014
Caledoniscincus renevieri Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
Caledoniscincus terma Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Caledoniscincus.

References

↑ http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Caledoniscincus.html
↑ http://austmus.gov.au/pdf/publications/1295_complete.pdf
↑ "Caledoniscincus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Sadlier RA, Whitaker T, Wood PL, Bauer AM (2012). "A new species of scincid lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northwest New Caledonia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3229: 47–57.

Further reading

Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1-66. (Caledoniscincus, new genus, p. 37).

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