Lioscincus vivae

Lioscincus vivae is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Lioscincus vivae
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lioscincus
Species:	L. vivae
Binomial name
Lioscincus vivae Sadlier, Bauer, Whitaker & S.A. Smith, 2004

Etymology

The specific name, vivae, is in honor of "Kiwi" botanical collector Vivienne "Viv" Whitaker, who collected the holotype of this species, and is the wife of one of its describers, Anthony Whitaker.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. vivae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft).[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. vivae is unknown. It may be oviparous or viviparous.[2]

References

1. Whitaker AH, Sadlier RA (2011). "Lioscincus vivae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176145A7188507. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176145A7188507.en. Downloaded on 13 March 2020.
2. Lioscincus vivae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lioscincus vivae, p. 276).

Further reading

• Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Whitaker AH, Smith SA (2004). "Two New Species of Scincid Lizards (Squamata) from the Massif de Kopéto, New Caledonia". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55 (11): 208–221. (Lioscincus vivae, new species, pp. 211–215 , Figures 3–7).