Lioscincus
Lioscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]
| Lioscincus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Lioscincus Bocage, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873 | |
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
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References
- 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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