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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Scincidae
Bibliography of the genus Ateuchosaurus
Biodiversity of the family Scincidae








Genus
Ateuchosaurus

East Asian Short-legged Skinks, Unarmoured Skinks

Ostasiatische Kurzbeinskinke

Østasiatiske Kortbenskinker

1845 Ateuchosaurus Gray (type species: Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray 1845)
1860 Lygosaurus Hallowell (type species: Lygosaurus pellopleurus Hallowell 1860; syn. Smith 1937)
Contents: 3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Regarded as a synonym of Lygosoma by Boulenger (1887), but revalidated as a separate genus by Smith (1935). This status was confirmed by Ota, Lin, Bogadek & Lau (1997). Ateuchosaurus has also been regarded as a subgenus of Lygosoma by Nakamuro & Uéno (1963), but without discussion.
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong [incl. Nan Ao Island], Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Jiangxi, Macau), Japan (Ryukyu Islands [Okinawa Islands, Satsunan Islands (incl. Tokara Islands)]), Vietnam.

Ateuchosaurus chinensis

Chinese Short-Legged Skink, Chinese Slender Skink, Chinese Forest Skink

Chinesischer Kurzbeinskink

Kinesisk Kortbenskink

1845 Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray
Lygosoma chinense Boulenger 1887
Ateuchosaurus chinensis Smith 1937
1924 Lygosaurus sowerbyi Stejneger (Zhao & Adler 1993)
1925 Lygosaurus salsburyi Schmidt (Zhao & Adler 1993)
1927 Mabuia albomaculata Vogt (Zhao & Adler 1993)

Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong [incl. Nan Ao Island], Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Jiangxi, Macau), Vietnam.


Ateuchosaurus okinavensis

Okinawa Short-legged Skink

Okinawa-Kurzbeinskink

Okinawa-kortbenskink

1912 Lygosoma okinavensis Thompson

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of pellopleurus (e.g., Okada 1939). Revalidated as a separate species by Makino, Nakano, Okamoto & Hikida (2023).
Distribution: Japan (Ryukyu Islands: Okinawa Islands).





Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus

Amami Short-legged Skink

Amami-Kurzbeinskink

Amami-kortbenskink

1860 Lygosaurus pellopleurus Hallowell
Lygosoma pellopleurum Boulenger 1887
Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus Smith 1937
1912 Lygosaurus pellopleurus browni Denburgh (Okada 1939)
Ateuchosaurus browni Mittleman 1952

Remarks: Previously included okinavensis. Mittleman (1952) regarded browni as a separate species, but without discussion or references.
Distribution: Japan (Ryukyu Islands).