Caledoniscincus terma SADLIER, BAUER & COLGAN, 1999
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Caledoniscincus terma
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Caledoniscincus terma SADLIER, BAUER & COLGAN 1999: 68 |
| Distribution | New Caledonia (Mt. Mandjélia) Type locality: Mt. Mandjélia, 10.3 km E Tade River crossing, New Caledonia (20°24’S, 164° 30’ E) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: AMS R146320 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Caledoniscincus terma can be distinguished from the other species of Caledoniscincus by the following combination of characters: (a) moderately small size 41-50 mm SVL; (b) tail relatively short, on average only 1.36 times longer than body; (c) midbody scales in 32-34 rows; (d) paravertebral scales in 55-63 rows; (e) postsacral vertebrae 37-38; (1) dorsal colour pattern of adult males featuring a pale vertebral stripe; lateral surface without a pale midlateral stripe; (g) rostral shield with a dark midrostral streak; (h) 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. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | Named after the Latin “terma”, meaning “end”, alluding to the position of the type locality at the northern end of the northeast ranges. |
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