''Phasmasaurus'' is a
genus of
skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...
s. Both species are endemic to
New Caledonia
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Species
The following 2
species, listed alphabetically by
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, are recognized as being valid:
*''
Phasmasaurus maruia''
(Sadlier, Whitaker & Bauer, 1998) - Maruia Maquis skink
*''
Phasmasaurus tillieri''
(Ineich & Sadlier, 1991) - Tiller's Maquis skink
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Nota bene'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Phasmasaurus''.
References
Lizard genera
Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier
Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer
Taxa named by Glenn Michael Shea
Taxa named by Sarah A. Smith
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