Caledoniscincus chazeaui SADLIER, BAUER & COLGAN, 1999
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Caledoniscincus chazeaui
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Caledoniscincus chazeaui SADLIER, BAUER & COLGAN 1999: 72 Caledoniscincus chazeaui — SMITH et al. 2007 |
| Distribution | New Caledonia (northeast coast in the vicinity of Hienghène). Type locality: Koulnoué, Hienghène region, New Caledonia (20°41 32”’S, 164° 59’ 10” E) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: AMS R138515, collected R. Sadlier & A. Bauer, 26.ii.1992; paratypes: AMS, MNHN, CAS |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Caledoniscincus chazeaui can be distinguished from the other species of Caledoniscincus by the following combination of characters: (a) small size 36-43 mm SVL; (b) tail approximately 1.36 times longer than body; (c) midbody scales in 28-30 rows; (d) paravertebral scales in= 59-61 rows; (e) postsacral vertebrae 42; (/ adult 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. (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 .19 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named for Jean Chazeau of the Laboratoire de Zoologie Appliquée at ORSTOM Nouméa, “in recognitionof his generous support and enthusiasm for our research on New Caledonian lizards” (SADLIER, BAUER & COLGAN 1999). |
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