Caledoniscincus

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

Caledoniscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Eugongylinae
Genus:	Caledoniscincus Sadlier, 1987
Species
14 species (see text)

Species

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

• Caledoniscincus aquilonius Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] - 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 constellatus Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2012[4]
• 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

1. Caledoniscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
2. "Caledoniscincus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
3. 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.
4. 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).