Lioscincus vivae is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Lioscincus vivae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lioscincus
Species:
L. vivae
Binomial name
Lioscincus vivae

Etymology

edit

The specific name, vivae, is in honor of "Kiwi" botanical collector Vivienne "Viv" Whitaker, who collected the holotype of this species, and is the wife of one of its describers, Anthony Whitaker.[3]

Habitat

edit

The preferred natural habitats of L. vivae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft).[1]

Reproduction

edit

The mode of reproduction of L. vivae is unknown. It may be oviparous or viviparous.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ 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 vivae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176145A123250127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176145A123250127.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lioscincus vivae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  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 vivae, p. 276).

Further reading

edit
  • Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Whitaker AH, Smith SA (2004). "Two New Species of Scincid Lizards (Squamata) from the Massif de Kopéto, New Caledonia". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55 (11): 208–221. (Lioscincus vivae, new species, pp. 211–215, Figures 3–7).