Sigaloseps deplanchei

Sigaloseps deplanchei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Sigaloseps
Species:	S. deplanchei
Binomial name
	Sigaloseps deplanchei; (Bavay, 1869)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma deplanchei; Bavay, 1869; Hinulia tetragonorus; Günther, 1872; Mocoa deplanchei; — F. Müller, 1880; Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) deplanchi [sic] ; — M.A. Smith, 1937; Leiolopisma deplanchei; — Zug, 1985; Sigaloseps deplanchei; — Sadlier, 1987;

Last updated October 26, 2022

Deplanche's shiny skink (Sigaloseps deplanchei) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, deplanchei, is in honor of French naval surgeon Émile Deplanche.^[3]

Geographic range

S. deplanchei is found in South Province, New Caledonia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. deplanchei are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).^[1]

Description

Medium-sized for the genus Sigaloseps , adults of S. deplanchei have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of not more than 4.6 cm (1.8 in).^[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. deplanchei is unknown.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Jourdan H, Astrongatt S, Deuss M, Duval T, Bourguet E, McCoy S, Bouteiller A, Lagrange A (2021). "Sigaloseps deplanchei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T123731447A123731679. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/123731447/123731679. Downloaded on 19 October 2021.
1 2 3 4 Sigaloseps deplanchei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ 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. (Sigaloseps deplanchei, p. 69).