Caledoniscincus

Caledoniscincus is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks).^[1][2][3] The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.^[3]

Caledoniscincus
image of Caledoniscincus atropunctaus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Caledoniscincus Sadlier [fr], 1987
Species
14 species (see text)

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.