Ateuchosaurus
| Ateuchosaurus | |
|---|---|
| File:Ateuchosaurus chinensis.jpg | |
| Ateuchosaurus chinensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Infraorder: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: |
see text
|
| Genus: |
Ateuchosaurus
|
| Species | |
|
2, see text. |
|
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Ateuchosaurus is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae) containing only 2 species. It is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae. This group seems to be paraphyletic however, and the present genus is apparently not closely related to most or all of them. Rather, it seems to be slightly closer to Acontias; it might either belong into the Acontinae or, as it seems to be quite distinct from Acontias too, into a not yet established novel and perhaps monotypic subfamily; more research is clearly required.(Austin & Arnold 2006)
Species
References
- Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This skink article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
