Sigaloseps deplanchei
| Sigaloseps deplanchei | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sigaloseps |
| Species: | S. deplanchei |
| Binomial name | |
| Sigaloseps deplanchei (Bavay, 1869) | |
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Sigaloseps deplanchei, Deplanche's shiny skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, deplanchei, is in honor of French naval surgeon Émile Deplanche.[3]
Geographic range
S. deplanchei is found in South Province, New Caledonia.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of S. deplanchei are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,280 ft).[1]
Description
Medium-sized for the genus Sigaloseps, adults of S. deplanchei have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of not more than 4.6 cm (1.8 in).[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of S. deplanchei is unknown.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Sigaloseps deplanchei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T123731447A123731679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T123731447A123731679.en. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Sigaloseps deplanchei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sigaloseps deplanchei, p. 69)
Further reading
- Bavay A (1869). "Catalogue des Reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles". Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie (in French). 15: 1–37. (Lygosoma deplanchei, new species, p. 23)
- Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum. 39 (1): 1–66. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.39.1987.164. (Sigaloseps deplanchei, new combination)
- Sadlier RA; Bauer AM (1999). "The scincid lizard genus Sigaloseps (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: description of a new species and review of the biology, distribution and morphology of Sigaloseps deplanchei (Bavay)". Rec. Australian Mus. 51 (1): 83–91. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1296.