Lioscincus steindachneri, also known commonly as the white-lipped forest skink or Steindachner's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lioscincus |
| Species: | L. steindachneri
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| Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873
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Etymology edit
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. steindachneri is moist forest, at altitudes of 200–1,110 m (660–3,640 ft).[1][2]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of L. steindachneri is unknown. It may be oviparous or viviparous.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Lioscincus steindachneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176212A123259365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176212A123259365.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Lioscincus steindachneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ 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 steindachneri, p. 252).
Further reading edit
- Bauer AM, Sadlier RA (editors) (2000). The Herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology No. 17. Ithaca, New York: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 322 pp. ISBN 978-0916984557.
- Bocage JVB (1873). "Sur quelques Sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l'Australie". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa [4] (15): 228–232. (Lioscincus steindachneri, new species, pp. 228–229). (in French).
- Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Shea GM, Smith SA (2015). "Taxonomic resolution to the problem of polyphyly in the New Caledonian scincid lizard genus Lioscincus (Squamata: Scincidae)". Records of the Australian Museum 67 (7): 207–224.
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