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Terror skink

Reptiles

The terror skink, also called Bocourt's terrific skink or Bocourt's eyelid skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae, endemic to the Ile des Pins, a small islet off the coast of New Caledonia. First described in 1876, it was long presumed extinct until its rediscovery in 1993, after which several further individuals were observed. Because of its tiny range and small population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the species as critically endangered. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Phoboscincus bocourti 2
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scincidae, Taxa
Source Terror skink (Wikidata)
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Found In

Australia

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Sources
1. Terror skink (Wikipedia)
  • Behavior
    P. bocourti is presumed to be diurnal and mainly terrestrial
  • Article text: "This makes it the only known species of skink wi"
    This makes it the only known species of skink with a diet consisting of land crabs.
  • Infobox: status
    CR
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2. Terror skink (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q94878 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Scincidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Scincidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 435
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 435
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Reptilia","order":"Sauria","family":"Scincidae"},"synonyms":[{"id":30792,"full_name":"Gongylus coctei","author_year":"(Duméril & Bibron, 1839)","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[{"name":"Skinks","language":"EN"},{"name":"Eslizones","language":"ES"},{"name":"Scinque Géant Des Îles Salomon","language":"FR"},{"name":"石龙子科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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