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Deplanche's Shiny Skink
Sigaloseps deplanchei
Sigaloseps deplanchei, Deplanche's shiny skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.
From the article Sigaloseps deplanchei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Medium-sized for the genus Sigaloseps, adults of S. deplanchei have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of not more than 4.6 cm (1.8 in).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of S. deplanchei are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,280 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, deplanchei, is in honor of French naval surgeon Émile Deplanche.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Sigaloseps deplanchei in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37622.