Phoboscincus garnieri

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Sadlier, R.A. |author-link=species:Ross Allen Sadlier |author2=Bauer, A.M. |author2-link=species:Aaron Matthew Bauer |author3=Jourdan, H. |author3-link=species:Hervé Jourdan |author4=Astrongatt, S. |author5=Deuss, M. |author5-link=species:Matthias Deuss |author6=Duval, T. |author7=Bourguet, E. |author8=McCoy, S. |author9=Bouteiller, A. |author10=Lagrange, A. |date=2021 |title=Phoboscincus garnieri |volume=2021 |page=e.T176203A123258052 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176203A123258052.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Phoboscincus

| species = garnieri

| authority = (Bavay, 1869)

| range_map = Phoboscincus garnieri distribution.png

| synonyms = *Gongylus (Eumeces) garnieri
{{small|Bavay, 1869}}

Riopa (Eugongylus) garnieri
{{small|— M.A. Smith, 1937}}
Phoboscincus garnieri
{{small|— Greer, 1974}}
Eugongylus garnieri
{{small|— Böhme, 1976}}
Phoboscincus garnieri
{{small|— G. Adler, Austin & Dudley, 1995}}

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Phoboscincus garnieri, also known commonly as Garnier's giant skink and Garnier's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.

Etymology

The specific name, garnieri, is in honor of French mining engineer Jules Garnier.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Phoboscincus garnieri, p. 98).

Habitat

P. garnieri is found in a wide variety of natural and artificial habitats, including the supralittoral zone, shrubland, savanna, forest, gardens, and farmland, at altitudes up to {{cvt|1,000|m|ft}}.

Behavior

P. garnieri is terrestrial and diurnal. It is secretive, hiding in holes in the ground or beneath logs and rocks, and hunting in dense vegetation and litter.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. garnieri is unknown.

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