Lioscincus steindachneri explained

Lioscincus steindachneri, also known commonly as the white-lipped forest skink or Steindachner's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.

Etymology

The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. steindachneri is moist forest, at altitudes of 200–.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. steindachneri is unknown. It may be oviparous or viviparous.

Further reading

• Bauer AM, Sadlier RA (editors) (2000). The Herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology No. 17. Ithaca, New York: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 322 pp. .
• Bocage JVB (1873). "Sur quelques Sauriens nouveaux de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de l'Australie". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa ['''4'''] (15): 228–232. (Lioscincus steindachneri, new species, pp. 228–229). (in French).
• Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Shea GM, Smith SA (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.

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lioscincus steindachneri, p. 252).