Caledoniscincus is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks).[1][2][3] The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[3]

Caledoniscincus
image of Caledoniscincus atropunctaus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Caledoniscincus
Sadlier [fr], 1987
Species

14 species (see text)

Species

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The following 14 species are recognized as being valid:[1]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Caledoniscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Caledoniscincus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M. & Colgan, D.J. (1999). "The scincid lizard genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: a review of Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay) and description of six new species from Province Nord" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 51: 57–82. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1295.
  4. ^ Sadlier RA [in French], Whitaker T, Wood PL, Bauer AM [in French] (2012). "A new species of scincid lizard in the genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northwest New Caledonia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3229: 47–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3229.1.3.

Further reading

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