| Phasmasaurus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Phasmasaurus Sadlier, Bauer, Shea, & Smith, 2015 |
| Species | |
2 sp., see text | |
Phasmasaurus is a genus of skinks. Both species are endemic to New Caledonia.
The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phasmasaurus.
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Ctenotus is a genus of skinks. The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Anomalopus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus.
Graciliscincus is a lizard genus in the family Scincidae. The genus is indigenous to New Caledonia.
Lioscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.
Marmorosphax, is a genus of skinks native to New Caledonia.
Menetia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The member species of the genus Menetia are endemic to Australia. They are ground-dwellers and live in open forests and open grasslands.
Nannoscincus is a genus of small skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.
Saproscincus is a genus of skinks native to Australia, sometimes referred to as shadeskinks. It contains the following species:
Sigaloseps is a genus of skinks which inhabit the moist, closed forest of southern New Caledonia.
Tropidoscincus is a genus of skink. They are all endemic to New Caledonia.
Geoscincus is a monotypic genus of skinks: the only accepted species is Geoscincus haraldmeieri.
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Eugongylinae is a subfamily of skinks within the family Scincidae. The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong the Eugongylus group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.
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