Australian Museum Journal 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)
- Shortform:
- Sadlier and Bauer, 1999, Rec. Aust. Mus. 51(1): 83–91
- Author(s):
- Sadlier, Ross A.; Bauer, Aaron M.
- Year published:
- 1999
- Title:
- 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)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 83
- End page:
- 91
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1296
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 06 July 1999
- Cover date:
- 06 July 1999
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- REPTILIA; NEW CALEDONIA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 06 July 1999
- Available online:
- 06 July 1999
- Reference number:
- 1296
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (9kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (256kb PDF)
Abstract
Sigaloseps is a genus of two species of scincid lizards endemic to the southern ultramafic region of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific. The morphology, distribution, and habits of the moderately widespread species Sigaloseps deplanchei are reviewed. The other species in the genus represents a new taxon known only from two high altitude sites above 1,000 m asl. The conservation status of both species is assessed. Sigaloseps deplanchei is not regarded as threatened. The new species, Sigaloseps ruficauda, by virtue of its restricted distribution and habitat preference, is likely to be adversely affected by habitat modification, and is regarded as vulnerable.