Caesoris novaecaledoniae (PARKER, 1926)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) novae-caledoniae PARKER 1926 Leiolopisma novaecaledonicum — ZUG 1985 Leiolopisma novaecaledoniae — SADLIER 1987: 21 Leiolopisma novaecaledoniae — BAUER & VINDUM 1990 Lioscincus novaecaledoniae — BAUER & SADLIER 1993 Leiolopisma vovaecaledoniae — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995 (in error) Lioscincus novaecaledoniae — BAUER 1999 Caesoris novaecaledoniae — SADLIER et al. 2015
Distribution	New Caledonia Type locality: Upper Houailou River, New Caledonia.
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.15 (formerly 1926.9.17.1), adult female, collected by P.D. Montague, presented MCZ
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (genus). Maximum SVL 68 mm with a moderately elongate body, well developed limbs and digits, and relatively long tail (maximum tail length c. 200% of SVL). Additional details (401 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Uncommon and restricted to a few localities. Type species: Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) novae-caledoniae PARKER 1926 is the type species of the genus Caesoris SADLIER et al. 2015.
Etymology	Derived from the Latin for blue (caesius) and mouth (oris), in reference to the unique blue mouth colour of the type species. Gender of name based on “oris”, neuter (see Brown, 1956).
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. 1999. The terrestrial reptiles of New Caledonia: The origin and evolution of a highly endemic herpetofauna. In: Ota,H. (ed) Tropical Island herpetofauna..., Elsevier, pp. 3-25 - get paper here 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 Parker, H. W. 1926. A new lizard from New Caledonia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 18: 493-495 - 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 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
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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