Lioscincus
| Lioscincus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae[1] |
| Genus: | Lioscincus Bocage, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873 | |
Lioscincus is a genus of skinks endemic to New Caledonia.[1]
Conservation status
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed one species of Lioscincus as "critically endangered", two species as "endangered", and one as "near threatened".[2]
Species
There are seven recognized species:[1]
- Lioscincus greeri (Böhme, 1979)
- Lioscincus maruia Sadlier, A. Whitaker & Bauer, 1998
- Lioscincus nigrofasciolatum (W. Peters, 1869)
- Lioscincus novaecaledoniae (Parker, 1926)
- Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873
- Lioscincus tillieri (Ineich & Sadlier, 1991)
- 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 2 3 Lioscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ IUCN (2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.". Retrieved 23 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).
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