Caledoniscincus
| Caledoniscincus | |
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| image of Caledoniscincus atropunctaus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Caledoniscincus Sadlier, 1987 |
| Species | |
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14 species (see text) | |
Caledoniscincus is a
endemic to New Caledonia.[3]
Species
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid:[1]
- - northern litter skink
- Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux, 1913) - speckled litter skink
- Caledoniscincus auratus Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Koumac litter skink
- Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869) - common litter skink
- Caledoniscincus chazeaui Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Chazeau's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus cryptos Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - cryptic litter skink
- Caledoniscincus festivus(Roux, 1913) - giant litter skink
- Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872) - Strand litter skink
- Caledoniscincus notialis Sadlier, S.A. Smith, Bauer & Wood, 2013 - southern litter skink
- Caledoniscincus orestes Sadlier, 1987 - Panié litter skink
- Caledoniscincus pelletieri Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2014 - Pelletier's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus renevieri Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Renevier's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus terma Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - Mandjélia litter skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Caledoniscincus.
References
- ^ a b Caledoniscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Caledoniscincus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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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).