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Phaeoscincus ouinensis SADLIER, SHEA & BAUER, 2014

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymPhaeoscincus ouinensis SADLIER, SHEA & BAUER in SADLIER et al. 2014 
DistributionNew Caledonia

Type locality: Mt Ouin, track along northeast edge of Mt Ouin Range, 22°00’S 166°28’E (elevation ~1000 m),  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 2011.0276 (formerly AMS R.165819) collected by R.A. Sadlier and G.M. Shea, 27 December 2003 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Phaeoscincus taomensis n. sp. can be distinguished from the only other member of the genus, Phaeoscincus ouinensis n. sp., in having two (vs single) lower secondary temporal scales, and significantly more lamellae beneath fourth finger (mean = 15 vs 12), scales on top of fourth toe (mean = 14.0 vs 11.5) and lamellae beneath fourth toe (mean = 29.5 vs 21.5). 
CommentAbundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyThe epithet is a noun in apposition in reference to the type locality, Mt Ouin. 
References
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
  • SADLIER, Ross A.; Aaron M. BAUER, Sarah A. SMITH, Glenn M. SHEA & Anthony H. WHITAKER 2014. High elevation endemism on New Caledonia's ultramafic peaks - a new genus and two new species of scincid lizard. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 206: 115-125.
 
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