Graciliscincus

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Graciliscincus shonae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Graciliscincus
Sadlier, 1987
Species:
G. shonae
Binomial name
Graciliscincus shonae
Sadlier, 1987
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Graciliscincus is a lizard genus in the family Scincidae. The genus is indigenous to New Caledonia.

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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]

Geographic range

G. shonae is endemic to New Caledonia. [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

  1. 1 2 3 Sadlier, R.A. [in French]; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Graciliscincus shonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176193A123256450. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176193A123256450.en . Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 Sadlier RA, Bauer AM [in French] (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.
  3. 1 2 3 Graciliscincus shonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. 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).

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