Nannoscincus
| Nannoscincus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Nannoscincus Günther, 1872 |
Nannoscincus is a genus of small skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]
Species
[edit]The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Nannoscincus exos Bauer & Sadlier, 2000 - northern dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus fuscus Günther, 1872
- Nannoscincus garrulus Sadlier, Bauer & S.A. Smith, 2006
- Nannoscincus gracilis (Bavay, 1869) - New Caledonian gracile dwarf skink, gracile dwarf skink, slender elf skink
- Nannoscincus greeri Sadlier, 1987 - Greer's elf skink
- Nannoscincus hanchisteus Bauer & Sadlier, 2000 - Pindai dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus humectus Bauer & Sadlier, 2000 - Forêt Plate dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus koniambo Sadlier, Bauer, A.H. Whitaker & Wood, 2014
- Nannoscincus manautei Sadlier, Bauer, A.H. Whitaker & S.A. Smith, 2004
- Nannoscincus mariei (Bavay, 1869) - earless dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus rankini Sadlier, 1987 - Rankin's elf skink
- Nannoscincus slevini (Loveridge, 1941) - Slevin's elf skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nannoscincus.
References
[edit]- ^ Sadlier RA [in French], Bauer AM [in French], Smith SA (2006). "A new species of Nannoscincus Günther (Squamata: Scincidae) from high elevation forest in southern New Caledonia" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 58 (1): 29–36. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1458. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-02.
- ^ Nannoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- Günther A (1872). "On some new Species of Reptiles and Fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq." Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fourth Series 10 (60): 418–426. (Nannoscincus, new genus, p. 421).