| Phoboscincus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Phoboscincus Greer, 1974[1] |
Phoboscincus is a small genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. There are two known species in the genus Phoboscincus. Both species are found on various island of New Caledonia.[2]
Species
- Phoboscincus bocourti (Brocchi, 1876) – terror skink[3]
- Phoboscincus garnieri (Bavay, 1869) – Garnier's skink[4]
The specific name, garnieri, is in honor of French mining engineer Jules Garnier.[5]
References
- ^ "Phoboscincus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Scincidae/eugongylinae.
- ^ "Phoboscincus ". Reptile Database.cz
- ^ "Phoboscincus bocourti ". Reptile Database.cz
- ^ "Phoboscincus garnieri ". Reptile Database.cz
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phoboscincus garnieri, p. 98).
Further reading
- Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian J. Zool. Supplementary Series 22 (31): 1-67. (Phoboscincus, new genus).