Nannoscincus mariei

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Nannoscincus mariei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Nannoscincus
Species:
N. mariei
Binomial name
Nannoscincus mariei
(Bavay, 1869)
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Anotis mariei
    Bavay, 1869
  • Lygosoma mariæ(Bavay, 1869)
  • Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) mariae(Bavay, 1869)

Nannoscincus mariei, also known commonly as the earless dwarf skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to New Caledonia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, mariei, is in honor of E.A. Marié, a French collector of natural history specimens in New Caledonia. [4] :169

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Nannoscincus mariei is forest, at altitudes of 150–1,100 m (490–3,610 ft). [1]

Behavior

Nannoscincus mariei is terrestrial and semi-fossorial. [1]

Reproduction

Nannoscincus mariei is oviparous. [2]

References

  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 mariei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T204324284A123250560. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T204324284A123250560.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Nannoscincus mariei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. Boulenger, G.A. (1887).
  4. 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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