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Panié Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus orestes
Caledoniscincus orestes, also known commonly as the Panié litter skink and Sadlier's Caledonian skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.
From the article Caledoniscincus orestes on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dorsally, Caledoniscincus orestes is brown, with a pale vertebral stripe. The snout has a dark midrostral stripe. The tail is marked with dark chevrons.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Caledoniscincus orestes are forest and shrubland, at elevations of 500–1,600 m (1,600–5,200 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 37282.