Deplanche's shiny skink (Sigaloseps deplanchei) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Sigaloseps deplanchei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sigaloseps
Species:
S. deplanchei
Binomial name
Sigaloseps deplanchei
(Bavay, 1869)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma deplanchei
    Bavay, 1869
  • Hinulia tetragonorus
    Günther, 1872
  • Mocoa deplanchei
    F. Müller, 1880
  • Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) deplanchi [sic]
    M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Leiolopisma deplanchei
    Zug, 1985
  • Sigaloseps deplanchei
    Sadlier, 1987

Etymology

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The specific name, deplanchei, is in honor of French naval surgeon Émile Deplanche.[3]

Geographic range

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S. deplanchei is found in South Province, New Caledonia.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of S. deplanchei are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]

Description

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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

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The mode of reproduction of S. deplanchei is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Jourdan H, Astrongatt S, Deuss M, Duval T, Bourguet E, McCoy S, Bouteiller A, Lagrange A (2021). "Sigaloseps deplanchei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T123731447A123731679. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/123731447/123731679. Downloaded on 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Sigaloseps deplanchei 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. (Sigaloseps deplanchei, p. 69).

Further reading

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  • Bavay A (1869). "Catalogue des Reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles ". Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 15: 1–37. (Lygosoma deplanchei, new species, p. 23). (in French).
  • Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1–66. (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.