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Lioscincus steindachneri BOCAGE, 1873

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLioscincus steindachneri BOCAGE 1873: 228
Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) steindachneri — SMITH 1937: 225
Leiolopisma steindachneri — GREER 1974
Leiolopisma steindachneri — ZUG 1985
Leiolopisma steindachneri — SADLIER 1987: 19
Leiolopisma steindachneri — BAUER & VINDUM 1990
Lioscincus steindachneri — BAUER & SADLIER 1993
Leiolopisma lioscincus — FRANK & RAMUS 1995: 188 (nom. nud.)
Leiolopisma steindachneri — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995
Lioscincus steindachneri — BAUER 1999
Lioscincus steindachneri — SADLIER et al. 2015 
DistributionNew Caledonia

Type locality: “Nouvelle Calédonie”  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesNeotype: NMBA (= NHMB) 7450, designated by SADLIER 1987: 18. Holotype originally in MB (MBL), presented by E.C. Aubry-Lecomte, lost when collection destroyed by fire in 1978. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus). The species of Lioscincus s.s. are moderately large in size (maximum snout vent length [SVL]: L. vivae 55 mm; L. steindachneri 88.5 mm) with a stout body, moderate- ly well-developed limbs and digits, and a relatively long tail (maximum tail length: L. steindachneri 180% SVL; L. vivae 210% SVL). The ear opening is large and lacks obviously enlarged lobules around the anterior edge. 
CommentType Species: Lioscincus steindachneri is the type species of the genus Lioscincus BOCAGE 1873. Probably listed in error by FRANK & RAMUS 1995.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Habitat: humid forest.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyThe species has been named after Franz Steindachner (1834-1919), Austrian zoologist. Obituary in Pietschmann (1919). 
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
  • Bocage, J. V. Barboza du. 1873. 3. Sur quelques sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l’Australie. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa, 4: 228—232. - get paper here
  • Frank, Norman & Ramus, Erica 1995. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. Pottsville: N G Publishing Inc., 377 pp.
  • Pietschmann, V. 1919. Franz Steindachner. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 33: 47-48 - 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
  • Sadlier, Ross A., AARon M. BAueR, Glenn M. sheA, and sARAh 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
  • Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
  • Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - 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
  • Zug,G. R. 1985. A new skink (Reptilia: Sauria: Leiolopisma) from Fiji. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 98 (1): 221-231 - get paper here
 
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