Lioscincus

Lioscincus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Eugongylinae
Genus:	Lioscincus Bocage, 1873
Type species
Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873

Lioscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Species

There are two species that are recognized as being valid.[1]

• Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873 – white-lipped forest skink, Steindachner's ground skink
• Lioscincus vivae Sadlier, Bauer, A. Whitaker & S.A. Smith, 2004

References

1. Lioscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 March 2014.

Further reading

• Bocage JVB du (1873). "III. Sur quelques Sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l'Australie ". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa 4 (9): 228–232. (Lioscincus, new genus, p. 228). (in French).