Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata 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
Genus: Ateuchosaurus
Species: Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus
Subspecies (2): A. p. browni – A. p. pellopleurus

Name

• Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus (Hallowell, 1861)

Holotype: CAS 21537.

Type locality: “Onsima, Japan; one specimen from Loo-Choo”.

Combinations

• Lygosaurus pellopleurus Hallowell, 1861: 496 [original combination]
• Ateuchosaurus pellopleurum — Smith, 1937: 231 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Hallowell, E. [1860] 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 480–510. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Ryukyu Short-legged Skink
日本語: ヘリグロヒメトカゲ