Phoboscincus
| Phoboscincus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae[1] |
| Genus: | Phoboscincus Greer, 1974[1] |
Phoboscincus is a small genus of skinks. There are two known species. Both species are found on various island of New Caledonia.[2]
Species
- Phoboscincus bocourti (Brocchi, 1876) – terror skink[3]
- Phoboscincus garnieri (Bavay, 1869) – Garnier's skink[4]
The specific name, garnieri, is in honor of French mining engineer Jules Garnier.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Phoboscincus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Scincidae/eugongylinae.
- ↑ "Phoboscincus ". Reptile Database.cz
- ↑ "Phoboscincus bocourti ". Reptile Database.cz
- ↑ "Phoboscincus garnieri ". Reptile Database.cz
- ↑ 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. (Phoboscincus garnieri, p. 98).
Further reading
- Greer AE. 1974. The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian J. Zool. Supplementary Series 22 (31): 1-67. (Phoboscincus, new genus).
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