Caledoniscincus chazeaui, also known commonly as Chazeau's litter skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Caledoniscincus |
| Species: | C. chazeaui
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| Caledoniscincus chazeaui | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, chazeaui, is in honor of New Caledonian zoologist Jean Chazeau.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. chazeaui is forest at altitudes up to 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]
Behavior
editC. chazeaui is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of C. chazeaui is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Sadlier, R.A. [in French]; Bauer, A.M. [in French]; Jourdan, H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Caledoniscincus chazeaui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176207A123258617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176207A123258617.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Caledoniscincus chazeaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ 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. (Caledoniscincus chazeaui, p. 52).
Further reading
edit- Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Colgan DJ (1999). "The Scincid Lizard Genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: A Review of Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay) and Description of Six New Species from Province Nord". Records of the Australian Museum 51 (1): 57–82. (Caledoniscincus chazeaui, new species, pp. 72–74, figures 5, 11–13).
- Smith SA, Sadlier RA, Bauer AM, Austin CC, Jackman TR (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia and adjacent areas: Evidence for a single origin of the endemic skinks of Tasmantis". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43 (3): 1151–1166.