Phasmasaurus tillieri

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Phasmasaurus tillieri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Phasmasaurus
Species:
P. tillieri
Binomial name
Phasmasaurus tillieri
(Ineich & Sadlier, 1991)
Synonyms [2]
  • Leiolopisma tillieri
    Ineich & Sadlier, 1991
  • Lioscincus tillieri
    Bauer & Sadlier, 1993
  • Phasmasaurus tillieri
    — Sadlier et al., 2015

Phasmasaurus tillieri, commonly known as Tillier's maquis skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, tillieri, is in honor of French zoologist Simon Tillier. [3]

Geographic range

P. tillieri is found in southern New Caledonia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. tillieri are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1]

Description

P. tillieri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.4 cm (2.5 in). The tail is extremely long, up to three times SVL. The limbs and digits are well-developed. [2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. tillieri is not known. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Whitaker AH, Sadlier RA (2018). "Phasmasaurus tillieri (amended version of 2011 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T176190A123260546. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T176190A123260546.en. Downloaded on 27 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Phasmasaurus tillieri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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. (Lioscincus tillieri, p. 266).

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