Nannoscincus mariei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Lygosomoidea |
| Family: | Eugongylidae |
| Genus: | Nannoscincus |
| Species: | N. mariei
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| Binomial name | |
| Nannoscincus mariei (Bavay, 1869)
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Nannoscincus mariei, also known commonly as the earless dwarf skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, mariei, is in honor of E.A. Marié, a French collector of natural history specimens in New Caledonia.[4]: 169
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Nannoscincus mariei is forest, at altitudes of 150–1,100 m (490–3,610 ft).[1]
Behavior
Nannoscincus mariei is terrestrial and semi-fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
Nannoscincus mariei is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Nannoscincus mariei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T204324284A123250560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T204324284A123250560.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Nannoscincus mariei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. (1887).
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- 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. (Anotis mariei, new species, p. 29). (in French).
- Boulenger, G.A. (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. ("Lygosoma mariæ [sic]", pp. 330–331).
- Greer, A.E. (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology. 31: 1–67. (Anotis mariei, p. 19).
- Sadlier, R.A. (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum. 39 (1): 1–66. (Nannoscincus mariei, new combination, p. 56).
- Smith, M.A. (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum. 39 (3): 213–234. ("Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) mariae [sic]", p. 224).