Lioscincus Explained

Lioscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.

Species

There are two species that are recognized as being valid.

• Lioscincus steindachneri – white-lipped forest skink, Steindachner's ground skink
• Lioscincus vivae

Further reading

• Bocage JVB du (1873). "III. Sur quelques Sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l'Australie ". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa 4 (9): 228–232. (Lioscincus, new genus, p. 228). (in French).