Celatiscincus similis SADLIER, SMITH & BAUER, 2006

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Celatiscincus similis SADLIER, SMITH & BAUER 2006
Distribution	New Caledonia Type locality: New Caledonia, Province Nord, Tsiba, c. 3 km north of Ouaco, 20°48'14"S 164°28'19"E.
Reproduction	oviparous (clutch size ~ 2 eggs).
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 2003.1006 (formerly AMS R153524); collected by R.A. Sadlier, M. Christy & M. Thurlow, 25.xi.1998. PARATYPES: AMS R153504–23, R153525, same location and date of collection as holotype; AMS R153559–66, CAS 226168–69, 226170–72, MCZ R183656, same location and collectors as holotype, 26.xi.1998; AMS R153585–86, CAS 226173, New Caledonia, Province Nord, Massif Ouazangou-Taom, Mt Taom, 20°45'35"S 164°32'51"E, collected by R.A. Sadlier, M. Christy & M. Thurlow, 26.xi.1998; AMS R164185, R164188, New Caledonia, Province Nord, Massif Ouazangou-Taom, Mt Taom summit, 20°46'52"S 164°34'46"E, collected by R.A. Sadlier & G.M. Shea, 7.xii.2004.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: C. euryotis, the only other species of the genus.
Comment
References	Sadlier, R.A.; Smith, S.A.; Bauer, A.M. 2006. A new genus for the New Caledonian scincid lizard Lygosoma euryotis Werner, 1909, and the description of a new species. Rec. Austral. Mus. 58 (1):19-28. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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