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| Epibator greeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Epibator |
| Species: | E. greeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Epibator greeri (Böhme, 1979) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Epibator greeri, also known commonly as Greer's tree skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of E. greeri is forest, at altitudes from 150–500 m (490–1,640 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Sadlier RA; Bauer AM; Jourdan H; Astrongatt S; Deuss M; Duval T; Bourguet E; McCoy S; Bouteiller A; Lagrange A (2021). "Epibator greeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176133A123131743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176133A123131743.en. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 Epibator greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lioscincus greeri, p. 107)
Further reading
[edit]- Böhme W (1979). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Leilopisma Duméril & Bibron, 1839 aus Neukaledonien (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae)" [A new species of the genus Leiolopisma Duméril & Bibron, 1839 from New Caledonia]. Salamandra (in German and English). 15 (3): 140–145. (Leiolopisma greeri, new species)