Phoboscincus garnieri

Phoboscincus garnieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Phoboscincus
Species:
P. garnieri
Binomial name
Phoboscincus garnieri
(Bavay, 1869)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gongylus (Eumeces) garnieri
    Bavay, 1869
  • Riopa (Eugongylus) garnieri
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Phoboscincus garnieri
    — Greer, 1974
  • Eugongylus garnieri
    — Böhme, 1976
  • Phoboscincus garnieri
    — G. Adler, Austin & Dudley, 1995

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]

Etymology

The specific name, garnieri, is in honor of French mining engineer Jules Garnier.[3]

Habitat

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

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

The mode of reproduction of P. garnieri is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Phoboscincus garnieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  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. (Phoboscincus garnieri, p. 98).

Further reading

  • 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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