Nannoscincus slevini

Nannoscincus slevini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Nannoscincus
Species:
N. slevini
Binomial name
Nannoscincus slevini
(Loveridge, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma slevini
    Loveridge, 1941
  • Anotis slevini
    — Greer, 1974
  • Nannoscincus sleveni [sic]
    Sadlier, 1987
    (ex errore)
  • Nannoscincus slevini
    — Bauer & Vindum, 1990

Slevin's elf skink (Nannoscincus slevini), also known commonly as Slevin's dwarf skink, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. slevini is forest, at altitudes of 400–900 m (1,300–3,000 ft).[1]

Description

N. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). It has only four toes on each front foot.[4]

References

  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). "Nannoscincus slevini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176142A123249690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176142A123249690.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Nannoscincus slevini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nannoscincus slevini, p. 245).
  4. ^ Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1–66. ("Nannoscincus sleveni [sic]", pp. 61–62 + Figures 79–81, 85, 86).

Further reading

  • Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Anotis slevini, new combination).
  • Loveridge A (1941). "An Undescribed Skink (Lygosoma) from New Caledonia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54 193–194. (Lygosoma slevini, new species).



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