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| - Sadlier <i>et al.</i> (2014)
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| - Field research on the ultramafic ranges of New Caledonia has resulted in the discovery of two new species of scincid lizard, each only known from a single mountain. One is from the summit of Mt Taom in the northwest, the other from near the summit of Mt Ouin in the southern region. Genetic data for the species from Mt Taom indicates that it is related to a broader group of taxa that includes Caledoniscincus, Simiscincus and Graciliscincus, but is not congeneric with any of these. It is superficially similar in morphology to species in the genus Caledoniscincus, but lacks the full suite of diagnostic apomorphies of that genus. As such, it is accorded generic rank on the basis of genetic criteria supported by a suite of morphological apomorphies unique within the Eugongylus group of skinks. The new species from Mt Ouin does not have genetic data to support its generic placement. However, it has a limited suite of morphological apomorphies that are more consistent with allocation to the new genus proposed here than to any existing genus of New Caledonian skink, and therefore its placement is as much by default rather than a statement of close relationship. The restricted distribution of both species to areas that are either under threat, or potentially threatened by mining activities, identifies them as being at a high level of risk when assessed on IUCN criteria for allocation to category of threat.
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| - Field research on the ultramafic ranges of New Caledonia has resulted in the discovery of two new species of scincid lizard, each only known from a single mountain. One is from the summit of Mt Taom in the northwest, the other from near the summit of Mt Ouin in the southern region. Genetic data for the species from Mt Taom indicates that it is related to a broader group of taxa that includes Caledoniscincus, Simiscincus and Graciliscincus, but is not congeneric with any of these. It is superficially similar in morphology to species in the genus Caledoniscincus, but lacks the full suite of diagnostic apomorphies of that genus. As such, it is accorded generic rank on the basis of genetic criteria supported by a suite of morphological apomorphies unique within the Eugongylus group of skinks. The new species from Mt Ouin does not have genetic data to support its generic placement. However, it has a limited suite of morphological apomorphies that are more consistent with allocation to the new genus proposed here than to any existing genus of New Caledonian skink, and therefore its placement is as much by default rather than a statement of close relationship. The restricted distribution of both species to areas that are either under threat, or potentially threatened by mining activities, identifies them as being at a high level of risk when assessed on IUCN criteria for allocation to category of threat.
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| - Sadlier, R. A., Bauer, A. M., Smith, S. A., Shea, G. M. & Whitaker, A. H. 2014. High elevation endemism on New Caledonia’s ultramafic peaks – a new genus and two new species of scincid lizard. <em>In</em>: Guilbert, E., Robillard, T., Jourdan, H. & Grandcolas, P. [Eds]. <em>Zoologica Neocaledonica 8. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia</em>. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris: 115-125.
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