Sigaloseps Deplanchei
''Sigaloseps'' is a genus of skinks which inhabit the moist, closed forest of southern New Caledonia. Conservation status There is some conservation concern for ''Sigaloseps'' because of mining activity taking place in the region. Species The following 6 species are recognized as being valid. *''Sigaloseps balios'' *''Sigaloseps conditus'' *''Sigaloseps deplanchei'' - Deplanche's shiny skink *''Sigaloseps ferrugicauda'' *''Sigaloseps pisinnus'' *''Sigaloseps ruficauda'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Sigaloseps''. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''deplanchei'', is in honor of French people, French Natural history, 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). R ...
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