Marmorosphax

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Marmorosphax
Species (5): M. boulinda – M. kaala – M. montana – M. taom – M. tricolor
Name

Marmorosphax Sadlier, 1987: 32

Type species: Lygosoma tricolor Bavay, 1869, by original designation.

References
Primary references

Sadlier, R.A. 1987. A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia. Records of the Australian Museum 39(1): 1–66. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.39.1987.164 Open access Reference page.

Additional references

Sadlier, R.A. & Bauer, A.M. 2000. The scincid lizard genus Marmorosphax (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific: description of a new species restricted to high-altitude forest in Province Sud. Pacific Science 54(1): 56–62. hdl: 10125/1598 Open access Reference page.
Sadlier R.A., Smith, S.A., Bauer A.M. & Whitaker, A.H. 2009. Three new species of skink in the genus Marmorosphax Sadlier (Squamata: Scincidae) from New Caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 198: 373–390. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Marmorosphax . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 March 2020.

Vernacular names
English: Marble-throated Skinks

Marmorosphax, is a genus of skinks native to New Caledonia.
Species

Listed alphabetically by specific name.[1]

Marmorosphax boulinda Sadlier, Smith, Bauer, & Whitaker, 2009
Marmorosphax kaala Sadlier, Smith, Bauer, & Whitaker, 2009
Marmorosphax montana Sadlier & Bauer, 2000
Marmorosphax taom Sadlier, Smith, Bauer, & Whitaker, 2009
Marmorosphax tricolor (Bavay, 1869) – marble-throated skink

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

Marmorosphax. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.