Graciliscincus
Graciliscincus is a lizard genus in the family Scincidae. The genus is indigenous to New Caledonia.
Graciliscincus shonae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Graciliscincus Sadlier, 1987 |
Species: | G. shonae |
Binomial name | |
Graciliscincus shonae Sadlier, 1987 | |
Species and geographic range
The genus Graciliscincus contains the single species Graciliscincus shonae, known commonly as Sadlier's skink or the gracile burrowing skink.[2][3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. shonae is forest, at altitudes of 150–900 m (490–2,950 ft).[1]
Etymology
The specific name, shonae, is in honor of Shona von Sturmer Sadlier, who was the wife of the describer.[3][4]
Conservation status
G. shonae is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.[1]
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References
- Whitaker AH, Sadlier RA (2011). "Graciliscincus shonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T176193A7195205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176193A7195205.en.
- Sadlier RA, Bauer AM (2002). "The scincid lizard Graciliscincus shonae (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific: a review of the species' morphology, distribution, and conservation status". Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 187: 269–276.
- Graciliscincus shonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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. (Graciliscincus shonae, p. 242).
Further reading
- Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529–541.
- Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1-66. (Gentiliscincus, new genus, p. 12; G. shonae, new species, p. 12).
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