Phasmasaurus maruia (SADLIER, WHITAKER & BAUER, 1998)
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Phasmasaurus maruia
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| 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, adult female; paratypes: AMS, MNHN |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: Lioscincus maruia is distinguished from the other species in the genus by the following combination of characters: (1) frontoparietals fused; (2) body scales weakly keeled; (3) midbody scale rows 38-40; (4) paravertebral scale rows 80-89; (5) lamellae under the fourth toe 35-41; (6) tail approximately 2.5 times longer than body. One of the most distinctive features of L. maruia is its exceptionally long tail and keeled body scales. These two characters alone distinguish it from all other New Caledonian skinks with the exception of L. tillieri and the species of Tropidoscincus. (Sadlier et al. 1998) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 2.11 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| 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). |
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