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Tropidoscincus boreus SADLIER & BAUER, 2000

IUCN Red List - Tropidoscincus boreus - Least Concern, LC
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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymTropidoscincus boreus SADLIER & BAUER in BAUER & SADLIER 2000: 218 
DistributionNew Caledonia

Type locality: Mt. Panié, 750 m elevation, New Caledonia, 20°33’ S, 164° 45’ E  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: AMS R77875, adult male 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyThe species name is from the Latin boreus for northern. 
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.
  • DUVAL, Thomas; Stéphane ASTRONGATT & Mickaël SANCHEZ 2019. Inventaire herpétologique de la forêt de Povila (province Nord, Nouvelle-Calédonie), avec une comparaison des protocoles de détection. Bull. Soc. Herp. Fr. 171: 13-36
  • 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
 
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