Nannoscincus manautei

Nannoscincus manautei
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Nannoscincus
Species:	N. manautei
Binomial name
	Nannoscincus manautei; Sadlier, Bauer, A. Whitaker, & S.A. Smith, 2004

Last updated May 05, 2025

Nannoscincus manautei is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to New Caledonia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, manautei, is in honor of Joseph Manauté, Assistant Minister for Agriculture, New Caledonia.^[3]^: 166

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Nannoscincus manautei is forest, at altitudes of 750–1,000 m (2,460–3,280 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

Nannoscincus manautei is terrestrial and semifossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

Nannoscincus manautei is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Nannoscincus manautei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176149A123250707. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176149A123250707.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Nannoscincus manautei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Whitaker, A.H.; Smith, S.A. (2004). "Two New Species of Scincid Lizards (Squamata) from the Massif de Kopéto, New Caledonia". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 55 (11): 208–221. (Nannoscincus manautei, new species, pp. 215–218, Figures 8–9)
Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Wood, P.L., Jr.; Smith, S.A.; Whitaker, A.H.; Jackman, T. (2014). "Cryptic speciation in the New Caledonian lizard genus Nannoscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) including the description of a new species and recognition of Nannoscincus fuscus Günther". Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 206: 45–68.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Nannoscincus manautei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176149A123250707. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176149A123250707.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Nannoscincus manautei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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