| Nannoscincus slevini | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Nannoscincus |
| Species: | N. slevini |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannoscincus slevini (Loveridge, 1941) | |
| Synonyms | |
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.
Etymology
The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of N. slevini is forest, at altitudes of 400–900 m (1,300–3,000 ft).
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.
References
- ^ Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Nannoscincus slevini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176142A123249690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176142A123249690.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Nannoscincus slevini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- 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).
- Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1–66. ("Nannoscincus sleveni ", 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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