Geoscincus

Geoscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Geoscincus
Sadlier, 1987
Species: G. haraldmeieri
Binomial name
Geoscincus haraldmeieri
(Böhme, 1976)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eugongylus haraldmeieri
    Böhme, 1976
  • Geoscincus haraldmeieri
    — Sadlier, 1987

Geoscincus is a monotypic genus of skinks: the only accepted species is Geoscincus haraldmeieri (Meier's skink).

Etymology

G. haraldmeieri is named after Harald Meier, a German herpetologist.[2][3]

Geographic range

G. haraldmeieri is only known from two specimens collected near Coula, New Caledonia.[1]

Habitat and conservation status

The habitat of G. haraldmeieri has since been substantially modified, and the present status of the species is unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Whitaker AH, Sadlier RA, Bauer AM (2010). "Geoscincus haraldmeieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Geoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geoscincus haraldmeieri, p. 175).

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