Lioscincus
Lioscincus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
Genus: | Lioscincus Bocage, 1873 |
Type species | |
Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873
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Lioscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]
Species[]
There are two species that are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873 – white-lipped forest skink, Steindachner's ground skink
- Lioscincus vivae Sadlier, Bauer, A. Whitaker & , 2004
References[]
- ^ a b Lioscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 March 2014.
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).
Categories:
- Lioscincus
- Reptiles of New Caledonia
- Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
- Lizard genera
- Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage
- Skink stubs