Graciliscincus

Graciliscincus shonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Graciliscincus
Sadlier, 1987
Species: G. shonae
Binomial name
Graciliscincus shonae
Sadlier, 1987

Graciliscincus is a lizard genus in the family Scincidae.

Species and geographic range

The genus Graciliscincus contains the single species Graciliscincus shonae (Sadlier's skink or gracile burrowing skink), found in New Caledonia.[2][3]

Etymology

The specific name, shonae, is in honor of Shona von Sturmer Sadlier, who was the wife of the describer.[3][4]

Conservation status

Graciliscincus shonae is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. (2011). "Graciliscincus shonae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T176193A7195205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176193A7195205.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Sadlier RA, Bauer AM (2002). "The scincid lizard Graciliscincus shonae (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific: a review of the species' morphology, distribution, and conservation status". Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 187: 269–276.
  3. 1 2 Graciliscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Graciliscincus shonae, p. 242).

Further reading

  • Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Rec. Australian Mus. 39 (1): 1-66. (Gentiliscincus, new genus, p. 12; G. shonae, new species, p. 12).


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