Caledoniscincus cryptos
| Caledoniscincus cryptos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Caledoniscincus |
| Species: | C. cryptos |
| Binomial name | |
| Caledoniscincus cryptos | |
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Caledoniscincus cryptos, the cryptic litter skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Caledoniscincus cryptos was described as a new species in 1999 by herpetologists Ross A. Sadlier, Aaron M. Bauer and David J. Colgan. Its recognition was based primarily on genetic differences from other members of the genus Caledoniscincus, including morphologically similar species. The specific name cryptos is derived from the Greek word for "hidden" or "concealed", referring to the species' identification through genetic analysis.
References
- 1 2 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Caledoniscincus cryptos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176161A123252072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176161A123252072.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Caledoniscincus cryptos at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ↑ Sadlier, R. A.; Bauer, A. M.; Colgan, D. J. (1999). "The scincid lizard genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: a review of Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay) and description of six new species from Province Nord". Records of the Australian Museum. 51: 57–82. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1309.