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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| 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] | |
| |
Etymology
editThe specific name, deplanchei, is in honor of French naval surgeon Émile Deplanche.[3]
Geographic range
editS. deplanchei is found in South Province, New Caledonia.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of S. deplanchei are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
Description
editMedium-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
editThe mode of reproduction of S. deplanchei is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Sigaloseps deplanchei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ 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
edit- 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.
 | This skink article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |