''Sigaloseps'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...
s which inhabit the moist, closed forest of southern
New Caledonia
)
, anthem = ""
, image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of New Caledonia
, map_caption = Location of New Caledonia
, mapsize = 290px
, subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...
.
Conservation status
There is some conservation concern for ''Sigaloseps'' because of mining activity taking place in the region.
Species
The following 6
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are recognized as being valid.
*''
Sigaloseps balios''
*''
Sigaloseps conditus''
*''
Sigaloseps deplanchei'' - Deplanche's shiny skink
*''
Sigaloseps ferrugicauda''
*''
Sigaloseps pisinnus''
*''
Sigaloseps ruficauda''
''
Nota bene
(, or ; plural form ) is a Latin phrase meaning "note well".
It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atten ...
'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Sigaloseps''.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''deplanchei'', is in honor of
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
naturalist Émile Deplanche.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Sigaloseps deplanchei'', p. 69).]
References
Further reading
*
Bavay ARJB (1869). "''Catalogue des Reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles'' ". ''Mémoires Société linnéenne de Normandie'' 15: 1-37. (''Lygosoma deplanchei'', new species, p. 23). (in
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
).
*
Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 39 (1): 1-66. (''Sigaloseps'', new genus).
*Sadlier RA,
Bauer AM (1999). "The Scincid Lizard Genus ''Sigaloseps'' (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific: Description of a New Species and Review of the Biology, Distribution, and Morphology of ''Sigaloseps deplanchei'' (Bavay)". ''Rec. Australian Mus.'' 51 (1): 83–91. (''Sigaloseps ruficauda'', new species, pp. 84–87, Figures 1–6).
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier
Skinks of New Caledonia
{{Eugongylinae-stub