Lioscincus vivae

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Lioscincus vivae

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lioscincus
Species:
L. vivae
Binomial name
Lioscincus vivae
Lioscincus vivae distribution.png

Lioscincus vivae is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, vivae, is in honor of "Kiwi" botanical collector , who collected the holotype of this species, and is the wife of one of its describers, Anthony Whitaker.[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitats of L. vivae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft).[1]

Reproduction[]

The mode of reproduction of L. vivae is unknown. It may be oviparous or viviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Lioscincus vivae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176145A123250127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176145A123250127.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lioscincus vivae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ 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. (Lioscincus vivae, p. 276).

Further reading[]

  • Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Whitaker AH, (2004). "Two New Species of Scincid Lizards (Squamata) from the Massif de Kopéto, New Caledonia". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55 (11): 208–221. (Lioscincus vivae, new species, pp. 211–215, Figures 3–7).



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