Kanakysaurus

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Kanakysaurus
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Kanakysaurus viviparus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Kanakysaurus
Sadlier, Whitaker, Bauer, & Smith, 2004
Species

2 sp., see text

Kanakysaurus is a genus of skinks.

Species

The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: [1] They are endemic to New Caledonia.

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Kanakysaurus.

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References

  1. Kanakysaurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 August 2018.