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Lioscincus

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

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 & S.A. Smith, 2004

References

  1. ^ 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).


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