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Phoboscincus garnieri

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Species of lizard

Phoboscincus garnieri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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
  • 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.

Etymology

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

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).

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.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. garnieri is unknown.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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).
Taxon identifiers
Phoboscincus garnieri


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