Marmorosphax tricolor

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: Marmorosphax tricolor
Name

Marmorosphax tricolor (Bavay, 1869)

Neotype: AM R777S0, adult ♂. [designated by Sadlier (1987: 32)]
Type locality: “summit of Mt Aoupinie (1086 m), New Caledonia, 21°11'S 16s016'E”.

Combinations

Lygosoma tricolor Bavay, 1869: 17 [original combination]
Marmorosphax tricolor — Sadlier, 1987: 32 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Bavay, A. 1869. Catalogue des Reptiles de las Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'especes nouvelles. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 15: 1–37. Reference page.
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.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Marmorosphax tricolor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 December 2019.
Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Marmorosphax tricolor (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176171A7191756. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176171A7191756.en

Vernacular names
English: Tricolor Marble-throated Skink

The marble-throated skink (Marmorosphax tricolor) is a species of skink found in New Caledonia.[2]
References

Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Marmorosphax tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176171A123253410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176171A123253410.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Marmorosphax tricolor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.