Epibator is a genus of skinks endemic to New Caledonia.

Epibator
Epibator nigrofasciolatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Epibator
Sadlier, Bauer, Shea, and Smith, 2015
Type species
Lygosoma (Mocoa) nigrofasciolatum
Peters 1869
Species

3 sp., see text

Species edit

The following 3 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1][2]

Note that a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Epibator.

References edit

  1. ^ Epibator at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ Jackman, Todd R.; Jourdan, Hervé; Bauer, Aaron M.; Chavis, Mikhail; Debar, Léo; Sadlier, Ross A. (2019-01-17). "Epibator insularis, a New Species of Scincid Lizard from l'Île Walpole, New Caledonia". Pacific Science. 73 (1): 143–161. doi:10.2984/73.1.7. ISSN 1534-6188. S2CID 91275752.