Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Scincidae Bibliography of the genus Epibator Biodiversity of the family Scincidae Genus Epibator New Caledonian Tree Skinks Neukaledonische Baumskinke Nycaledoniske Træskinker 2015 Epibator Sadlier, Bauer, Shea & Smith (type species: Lygosoma nigrofasciolatum Peters 1869) Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: The species of this genus were previously included in Lioscincus (e.g., Bauer & Sadlier 1993), Leiolopisma (e.g., Böhme 1979; Sadlier 1987), and before that in Lygosoma (e.g., Peters 1869). Distribution: New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Isle of Pines, Loyalty Islands, Moro Islet). Epibator greeri Koumac Tree Skink, (Greer's Tree Skink) Koumac-Baumskink Koumac-træskink 1979 Leiolopisma greeri Böhme Lioscincus greeri Bauer & Sadlier 1993 Epibator greeri Sadlier, Bauer, Shea & Smith 2015 Distribution: New Caledonia (Grande Terre). Epibator insularis Walpole Island Tree Skink Walpole-Baumskink Walpole-træskink 2019 Epibator insularis Sadlier, Debar, Chavis, Bauer, Jourdan & Jackman Distribution: New Caledonia (Walpole Island). Epibator nigrofasciolatus New Caledonian Green-bellied Tree Skink Neukaledonischer Grünbäuchiger Baumskink Nycaledonisk Grønbuget Træskink 1869 Lygosoma nigrofasciolatum Peters Leiolopisma nigrofasciolata Mittleman 1952 Lioscincus nigrofasciolatum Bauer & Sadlier 1993 Epibator nigrofasciolatus Sadlier, Bauer, Shea & Smith 2015 1869 Lygosoma arborum Bavay (Sadlier 1987) 1873 Lygosoma deplanchei Bocage (Sadlier 1987) Distribution: New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Isle of Pines, Loyalty Islands, Moro Islet).