Nannoscincus slevini

Slevin's elf skink (Nannoscincus slevini), also known commonly as Slevin's dwarf skink, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Nannoscincus slevini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Nannoscincus
Species:
N. slevini
Binomial name
Nannoscincus slevini
(Loveridge, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma slevini
    Loveridge, 1941
  • Anotis slevini
    — Greer, 1974
  • Nannoscincus sleveni [sic]
    Sadlier, 1987
    (ex errore)
  • Nannoscincus slevini
    — Bauer & Vindum, 1990

Etymology

The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. slevini is forest, at altitudes of 400–900 m (1,300–3,000 ft).[1]

Description

N. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). It has only four toes on each front foot.[4]

References
  1. Whitaker AH, Sadlier RA, Bauer AM (2010). "Nannoscincus slevini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176142A7188079. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176142A7188079.en. Downloaded on 18 March 2020.
  2. Nannoscincus slevini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nannoscincus slevini, p. 245).
  4. Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1–66. ("Nannoscincus sleveni [sic]", pp. 61–62 + Figures 79–81, 85, 86).

Further reading
  • Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Anotis slevini, new combination).
  • Loveridge A (1941). "An Undescribed Skink (Lygosoma) from New Caledonia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54 193–194. (Lygosoma slevini, new species).



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