Lioscincus steindachneri

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Lioscincus
Species: Lioscincus steindachneri
Name

Lioscincus steindachneri (Bocage, 1873)
References
Primary references

Bocage, J.V.B. du 1873. III. Sur quelques Sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l'Australie. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes 4(15): 228–232. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Lioscincus steindachneri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 December 2019.
Whitaker, A.H. & Sadlier, R.A. 2011. IUCN: Lioscincus steindachneri (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176212A7197954. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176212A7197954.en

Vernacular names
English: White-lipped Forest Skink

Lioscincus steindachneri, also known commonly as the white-lipped forest skink or Steindachner's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.[3]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. steindachneri is moist forest, at altitudes of 200–1,110 m (660–3,640 ft).[1][2]
Reproduction

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

Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Lioscincus steindachneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176212A123259365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176212A123259365.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Lioscincus steindachneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.

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 steindachneri, p. 252).

Further reading

Bauer AM, Sadlier RA (editors) (2000). The Herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology No. 17. Ithaca, New York: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 322 pp. ISBN 978-0916984557.
Bocage JVB (1873). "Sur quelques Sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l'Australie". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa [4] (15): 228–232. (Lioscincus steindachneri, new species, pp. 228–229). (in French).
Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Shea GM, Smith SA (2015). "Taxonomic resolution to the problem of polyphyly in the New Caledonian scincid lizard genus Lioscincus (Squamata: Scincidae)". Records of the Australian Museum 67 (7): 207–224.