Phoboscincus garnieri, also known commonly as Garnier's giant skink and Garnier's 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: | Phoboscincus |
| Species: | P. garnieri
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| Phoboscincus garnieri (Bavay, 1869)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, garnieri, is in honor of French mining engineer Jules Garnier.[3]
Habitat edit
P. garnieri is found in a wide variety of natural and artificial habitats, including the supralittoral zone, shrubland, savanna, forest, gardens, and farmland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
Behavior edit
P. garnieri is terrestrial and diurnal. It is secretive, hiding in holes in the ground or beneath logs and rocks, and hunting in dense vegetation and litter.[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of P. garnieri is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Phoboscincus garnieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176203A123258052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176203A123258052.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Phoboscincus garnieri 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. (Phoboscincus garnieri, p. 98).
Further reading edit
- Bavay (1869). "Catalogue des Reptiles de las Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles ". Mémoires de la Société linnéene de Normandie 15: 1–37. ("Gongylus (Eumeces) garnieri ", new species, p. 15). (in French).
- Böhme W (1976). "Über die Gattung Eugongylus Fitzinger, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art (Reptilia: Scincidae)". Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 27: 245–251. (Eugongylus garnieri, new combination). (in German).
- Greer AE (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Phoboscincus garnieri, new combination).
- Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–235. ("Riopa (Eugongylus) garnieri ", new combination, p. 229).
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