Phasmasaurus maruia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Phasmasaurus
Species: Phasmasaurus maruia

Name

Phasmasaurus maruia (Sadlier, Whitaker & Bauer, 1998)

• Holotype: AM R149897, adult ♀, collected by A.H. Whitaker on 25 October 1996.
• Type locality: “Mé Adéo, New Caledonia, 21º28'S, 165º36'E”.

Combinations

• Lioscincus maruia Sadlier, Whitaker & Bauer, 1998: 335 [original combination]
• Phasmasaurus maruia — Sadlier, Bauer, Shea & Smith, 2015: 218 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Sadlier, R.A., Whitaker, A.H. & Bauer, A.M. 1998. Lioscincus maruia, a new species of lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific. Pacific Science 52(4): 334–341. hdl: 10125/1588 Reference page. 
• Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Shea, G.M., & Smith, S.A. 2015. Taxonomic resolution to the problem of polyphyly in the New Caledonian scincid lizard genus Lioscincus (Squamata: Scincidae). Records of the Australian Museum 67(7): 207–224. DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1649 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Phasmasaurus maruia. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 March 2020.
• Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2018. IUCN: Phasmasaurus maruia  (Endangered) (amended version of 2011 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T29454A123260124. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T29454A123260124.en

Vernacular names

• English: Maruia Maquis Skink