Caledoniscincus auratus SADLIER, BAUER & COLGAN, 1999
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Caledoniscincus auratus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Caledoniscincus auratus SADLIER, BAUER & COLGAN 1999: 70 Caledoniscincus auratus — SMITH et al. 2007 |
| Distribution | New Caledonia (Koumac Caves in the northwest of New Caledonia). Type locality: Koumac Caves, approx. 9 km E of Koumac, New Caledonia (20°33’S, 164° 21’ E) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: AMS R144298, collected by R. Sadlier, 23-24.iv.1994 Paratypes: AMS, MNHN |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Caledoniscincus auratus can be distinguished from the other species of Caledoniscincus by the following combination of characters: (a) moderately small size 38-51 mm SVL; (b) tail on average 1.47 times longer than body; (6) midbody scales in 28 rows; (d) paravertebral scales in 52-55 rows; (e) postsacral vertebrae 43-45; () adult male dorsal colour pattern transversely oriented and without a pale vertebral stripe; (g) lateral surface without a pale midlateral stripe; (h) rostral shield with a dark midrostral streak; (i) adult males with a yellow flush to the ventral surface in life. (Sadlier et al. 1999) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .22 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Latin “auratus”, meaning golden or ornamented with gold, and alludes to the prominent gold flecking on adult males of this species. |
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