Nannoscincus slevini

Nannoscincus slevini
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Nannoscincus
Species:	N. slevini
Binomial name
	Nannoscincus slevini; (Loveridge, 1941)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma slevini; Loveridge, 1941; Anotis slevini; — Greer, 1974; Nannoscincus sleveni [sic] ; Sadlier, 1987; ( ex errore ); Nannoscincus slevini; — Bauer & Vindum, 1990;

Last updated November 19, 2021

Slevin's elf skink (Nannoscincus slevini), also known commonly as Slevin's dwarf skink, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. slevini is forest, at altitudes of 400–900 m (1,300–3,000 ft).^[1]

Description

N. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). It has only four toes on each front foot.^[4]

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References

1 2 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Nannoscincus slevini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176142A123249690. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176142A123249690.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Nannoscincus slevini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nannoscincus slevini, p. 245).
↑ Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum39 (1): 1–66. ("Nannoscincus sleveni [sic]", pp. 61–62 + Figures 79–81, 85, 86).