Nannoscincus mariei

Nannoscincus mariei
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
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]

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. 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. 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.

Further reading

• Bavay, A. (1869). "Catalogue des Reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles ". Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie. 15: 1–37. (Anotis mariei, new species, p. 29). (in French).
• Boulenger, G.A. (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. ("Lygosoma mariæ [sic]", pp. 330–331).
• Greer, A.E. (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology. 31: 1–67. (Anotis mariei, p. 19).
• Sadlier, R.A. (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum. 39 (1): 1–66. (Nannoscincus mariei, new combination, p. 56).
• Smith, M.A. (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum. 39 (3): 213–234. ("Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) mariae [sic]", p. 224).