Simiscincus aurantiacus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superclassis: 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: Simiscincus
Species: Simiscincus aurantiacus

Name

Simiscincus aurantiacus Sadlier & Bauer, 1997: 92

• Holotype: AM R144356, ♂, collected by R. Sadlier in August 1994.
• Type locality: “Mount Koghis (500 masl), New Caledonia, 22°10'S, 166°30'E”.

References

Primary references

• Sadlier, R.A. & Bauer, A.M. 1997. A new genus and species of lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia, southwest Pacific. Pacific Science 51(1): 91–96. hdl: 10125/3098 Reference page. 

Links

• Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Simiscincus aurantiacus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176195A7195486. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176195A7195486.en

Vernacular names

• English: Orange-bellied Burrowing Skink