Nannoscincus slevini (LOVERIDGE, 1941)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Slevin's Elf Skink
Synonym	Lygosoma slevini LOVERIDGE 1941: 193 Anotis slevini — GREER 1974 Nannoscincus sleveni [sic] — SADLIER 1987: 61 Nannoscincus slevini — BAUER & VINDUM 1990 Nannoscincus slevini — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995 Nannoscincus slevini — BAUER & SADLIER 2000 Nannoscincus slevini — SADLIER et al. 2014
Distribution	New Caledonia Type locality: Mont Canala
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: MCZ 9295
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1209 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Uncommon and restricted to a few localities. Distribution: see map in SADLIER et al. 2014: 56.
Etymology	Named after Joseph Richard Slevin (1881-1957), curator of Herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences 1928-1957.
References	Adler,G.H.; Austin,C.C. & Dudley,R. 1995. Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529-541 - get paper here 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. Bauer, A.M. & Sadlier,R.A. 1993. Systematics, biogeography and conservation of the lizards of New Caledonia. Biodiv. Lett. 1: 107-122 - get paper here Bauer, Aaron M.;Vindum, Jens V. 1990. A checklist and key to the herpetofauna of New Caledonia, with remarks on biogeography. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 47 (2): 17-45 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here Loveridge, A. 1941. An undescribed skink (Lygosoma) from New Caledonia. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 54: 193-194 - get paper here Sadlier R A 1987. A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia. Rec. Austral. Mus. 39(1) 1987: 1-66 [1986] - 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Richard_Slevin https://endemia.nc/en/faune/fiche1082 Google images

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