Phasmasaurus tillieri (INEICH & SADLIER, 1991)
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Phasmasaurus tillieri
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Leiolopisma tillieri INEICH & SADLIER 1991 Lioscincus tillieri — BAUER & SADLIER 1993 Leiolopisma trilloni — FRANK & RAMUS 1995 (in error) Lioscincus tillieri — BAUER 1999 Phasmasaurus tillieri — SADLIER et al. 2015 Phasmascincus sp. — CHAPPLE et al. 2023 (in error) |
| Distribution | S New Caledonia Type locality: Riviere Bleue, maquis along the crestline, 166°40'06" E, 22°06'05" S, 310 m elevation, Malaise trap. |
| Reproduction | viviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1989.0026 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus). Moderately large in size, maximum SVL 61 mm (maruia) and 64 mm (tillieri), with a moderately elongate body, well developed limbs and digits, and very long tail* (maximum tail length range c. 250–300% of SVL respectively). |
| Comment | In appearance it most closely resembles species of the endemic New Caledonian genus Tropidoscincus Bocage, 1873 but lacks the key diagnostic features for inclusion in that or any other monophyletic New Caledonian genus. Abundance: Rare. Leiolopisma tillieri Ineich & Sadlier, 1991 is the type species of the genus Phasmasaurus SADLIER et al. 2015. |
| Etymology | Named after Professor Dr. Simon Tillier, a paleontologist, zoologist, and malacalogist who works for Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. The genus is named after the Greek Phasma, a spectre, in the sense of the insect genus Phasma Lichtenstein, type genus for the family Phasmatidae, and for the order Phasmatodea in general, alluding to the phasmid-like appearance and behaviour of species in the group. Gender of the generic name based on the Greek sauros (masculine). |
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