Phasmasaurus maruia (SADLIER, WHITAKER & BAUER, 1998)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lioscincus maruia SADLIER, WHITAKER & BAUER 1998: 335 Phasmasaurus maruia — SADLIER et al. 2015 Phasmasaurus maruia — SLAVENKO et al. 2025
Distribution	New Caledonia Type locality: Mé Adéo, Neoua area, New Caledonia.
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: AMS (AM) R149897
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	The species is named for the Maruia Society, a New Zealand-based non-government conservation organization that has undertaken a number of conservation initiatives in the South Pacific region, including the survey work in Province Nord during which the species was discovered (Sadlier et al., 1998).
References	Bauer, A. M. & SADLIER, R. A. 2000. The herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology, 17; Society for Study Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York. Sadlier, R.A.; Whitaker,A.H. & Bauer,A.M. 1998. Lioscincus maruia, a new species of lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific. Pacific Science 52 (4): 334-341 Sadlier, Ross A., A. M. BAueR, Glenn M. Shea, and S. A. SMith. 2015. Taxonomic resolution to the problem of polyphyly in the New Caledonian scincid lizard genus Lioscincus (Squamata: Scincidae). Records of the Australian Museum 67(7): 207–224 - get paper here Slavenko, Alex; Allex Allison, Christopher Austin, Aaron Bauer, Rafe Brown, Robert Fisher, Ivan Ineich, Bulisa Iova, Benjamin Karin, Fred Kraus, Mark O’Shea, Sven Mecke, Shai Meiri, Clare Morrison, Paul Oliver, Jonathan Richmond, Glenn Shea, Oliver T 2022. Skinks of Oceania, New Guinea, and Eastern Wallacea: an underexplored biodiversity hotspot. Pacific Conservation Biology 29 (6): 526-543 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://endemia.nc/en/faune/fiche1064 Google images

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