Kanakysaurus

{{Short description|Genus of lizards}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Kanakysaurus_viviparus2.jpg | image_caption = Kanakysaurus viviparus | taxon = Kanakysaurus | authority = [[Ross Allen Sadlier|Sadlier]], Whitaker, [[Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer]], & Smith, 2004 | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = 2 sp., see text | synonyms = }}

'''''Kanakysaurus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[skink]]s.

==Species== The following 2 [[species]], listed alphabetically by [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], are recognized as being valid:<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB genus|genus=Kanakysaurus|accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref> They are endemic to [[New Caledonia]].

*''[[Kanakysaurus viviparus]]'' <small>Sadlier, Whitaker, Bauer, & Smith, 2004</small> *''[[Kanakysaurus zebratus]]'' <small>Sadlier, Smith, Whitaker, & Bauer, 2008</small>

''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Kanakysaurus''.

==References== {{Wikispecies}} {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Kanakysaurus| ]] [[Category:Lizard genera]] [[Category:Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier]] [[Category:Taxa named by Anthony Whitaker]] [[Category:Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer]] [[Category:Taxa named by Sarah A. Smith]]