Genus of lizards
Caledoniscincus is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks).[1][2][3] The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[3]
Species
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Caledoniscincus aquilonius Sadlier [fr], 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.