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Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1872)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Caledoniscincus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyEugongylinae
- genusCaledoniscincus
- speciesCaledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Caledoniscincus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Caledoniscincus auratus Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux, 1913) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caledoniscincus constellatus Sadlier, Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2012 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caledoniscincus festivus (Roux, 1913) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caledoniscincus notialis Sadlier, Smith, Bauer & Wood, 2013 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caledoniscincus pelletieri Sadlier, Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2014 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caledoniscincus terma Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Euprepes haplorhinus Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Caledoniscincus&species=haplorhinus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:PJ93. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.