Caledoniscincus chazeaui

Caledoniscincus chazeaui
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Caledoniscincus
Species:	C. chazeaui
Binomial name
	Caledoniscincus chazeaui; Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999

Last updated September 30, 2025

Caledoniscincus chazeaui, also known as Chazeau's litter skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.^[1]^[2]

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

Caledoniscincus chazeaui is terrestrial and diurnal.^[1]

Reproduction

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

References

1 2 3 4 Sadlier, R.A. [in French]; Bauer, A.M. [in French]; 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.
1 2 Caledoniscincus chazeaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
↑ 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).

Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Colgan DJ (1999). "The Scincid Lizard Genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: A Review of Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay) and Description of Six New Species from Province Nord". Records of the Australian Museum51 (1): 57–82. (Caledoniscincus chazeaui, new species, pp. 72–74, figures 5, 11–13).
Smith SA, Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Austin CC, Jackman TR (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia and adjacent areas: Evidence for a single origin of the endemic skinks of Tasmantis". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution43 (3): 1151–1166.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Sadlier, R.A. [in French]; Bauer, A.M. [in French]; 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.

[RDB-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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