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Kanakysaurus viviparus SADLIER & BAUER, SMITH & WHITAKER, 2004

IUCN Red List - Kanakysaurus viviparus - Endangered, EN
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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymKanakysaurus viviparus SADLIER & BAUER, SMITH & WHITAKER 2004
Kanakysaurus viviparous [sic] — BAUER & JACKMAN 2006 
DistributionNew Caledonia (Rivière Néhoué and Doˆme de Tiébaghi just north of Koumac, and Île Art and Île Pott, in the Îles Belep)

Type locality: New Caledonia, Province Nord, Rivière Néhoué, 20°25’16’’S, 164°13’10’’E  
Reproductionviviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 2003.1004 (erroneously indicated as MNHN-RA 2003 in the original description); paratypes at AMS and CAS 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3021 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType Species: Kanakysaurus viviparus SADLIER et al. 2004 is the type species of the genus Kanakysaurus viviparus SADLIER & BAUER, SMITH & WHITAKER 2004. 
EtymologyThe genus name is masculine and is derived from the name of New Caledonia in the indigenous Melanesian languages, ''Kanaky'' and the Latinized version of the Greek word sauros, meaning lizard.
The specific epithet is the Latin adjective viviparus meaning live-bearing, in reference to the reproductive mode of this species. 
References
  • Bauer, A.M. & Jackman, T. 2006. Phylogeny and microendemism of the New Caledonian lizard fauna. Herpetologica Bonnensis II: 9-13 - get paper here
  • Sadlier, R.A.; Smith, S.A.; Whitaker, A. & Bauer, A.M. 2009. A New Live-Bearing Species of Scincid Lizard ( Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific. Pacific Science 63 (1):123 – 136 [2008] - get paper here
  • SADLIER, ROSS A.;SARAH A. SMITH; AARON M. BAUER AND ANTHONY H. WHITAKER 2004. A New Genus and Species of Live-Bearing Scincid Lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia. Journal of Herpetology 38 (3): 320-330 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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