Nannoscincus slevini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Nannoscincus
Species: Nannoscincus slevini

Name

Nannoscincus slevini (Loveridge, 1941)

• Holotype: MCZ 9295, ♀, collected by Jean Roux in January 1912.
• Type locality: “Mont Canala, New Caledonia”.

Combinations

• Lygosoma slevini Loveridge, 1941: 193 [original combination]
• Anotis slevini — Mittleman, 1952 [subsequent combination]
• Nannoscincus slevini — Greer, 1974 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Loveridge, A. 1941. An undescribed skink (Lygosoma) from New Caledonia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 193–194. BHL

Links

• Whitaker, A.H., Sadlier, R.A. & Bauer, A.M. 2010. IUCN: Nannoscincus slevini  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176142A7188079. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176142A7188079.en. Accessed on 21 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Slevin's Dwarf Skink