Geoscincus haraldmeieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia 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
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Geoscincus
Species: Geoscincus haraldmeieri

Name

Geoscincus haraldmeieri (Böhme, 1976)

• Holotype: ZFMK 15888, adult ♂, collected by H. Meier in January 1975.
• Type locality: “Neukaledonien: Ungebung von Coula, 500 m”.

Combinations

• Eugongylus haraldmeieri Böhme, 1976: 248 [original combination]
• Geoscincus haraldmeieri — Sadlier, 1987: 6 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Böhme, W. 1976. Über die Gattung Eugongylus Fitzinger, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art (Reptilia: Scincidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 27(3,4): 245–251. Full article (PDF).
• Sadlier, R.A. 1987. A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia. Records of the Australian Museum 39(1): 1–66. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.39.1987.164 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Geoscincus haraldmeieri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2020.
• Whitaker, A.H., Sadlier, R.A. & Bauer, A.M. 2010. IUCN: Geoscincus haraldmeieri  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176134A7186148. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176134A7186148.en

Vernacular names

English: Meier's Skink