Epibator (skink)
Epibator is a genus of skinks endemic to New Caledonia.
- For the plant genus alternatively called Epibator, see Zootrophion
| Epibator | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Epibator Sadlier, Bauer, Shea, and Smith, 2015 |
| Type species | |
| Lygosoma (Mocoa) nigrofasciolatum Peters 1869 | |
| Species | |
|
3 sp., see text | |
Species
The following 3 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1][2]
- Epibator greeri (Böhme, 1979) – Greer's tree skink
- Epibator insularis Sadlier et al., 2019
- Epibator nigrofasciolatus (Peters, 1869) – green-bellied tree skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Epibator.
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References
- Epibator at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
- Jackman, Todd R.; Jourdan, Hervé; Bauer, Aaron M.; Chavis, Mikhail; Debar, Léo; Sadlier, Ross A. (2019-01-17). "Epibator insularis, a New Species of Scincid Lizard from l'Île Walpole, New Caledonia". Pacific Science. 73 (1): 143–161. ISSN 1534-6188.
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