Lioscincus

Lioscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Lioscincus
Bocage, 1873
Type species
Lioscincus steindachneri
Bocage, 1873

Lioscincus is a genus of skinks endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Species

There are 2 recognized species:[1]

  • Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873
  • Lioscincus vivae Sadlier, Bauer, A. Whitaker & S.A. Smith, 2004

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lioscincus.

References

  1. 1 2 Lioscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Bocage JVB du (1873). "III. Sur quelques Sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l'Australie ". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa 4 (9): 228-232. (Lioscincus, new genus, p. 228). (in French).


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