Caledoniscincus chazeaui

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Caledoniscincus chazeaui
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Caledoniscincus
Species:
C. chazeaui
Binomial name
Caledoniscincus chazeaui
Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999
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Caledoniscincus chazeaui, also known commonly as Chazeau's litter skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, chazeaui, is in honor of New Caledonian zoologist Jean Chazeau. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. chazeaui is forest at altitudes up to 900 m (3,000 ft). [1]

Behavior

C. chazeaui is terrestrial and diurnal. [1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. chazeaui is unknown. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Caledoniscincus chazeaui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176207A123258617. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176207A123258617.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Caledoniscincus chazeaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. 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. (Caledoniscincus chazeaui, p. 52).

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