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 Lioscincus Biodiversity of the family Scincidae Genus Lioscincus New Caledonian Smooth Skinks Neukaledonische Seidenskinke Nycaledoniske Silkeskinker 1873 Lioscincus Bocage (type species: Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage 1873) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Formerly included in Leiolopisma (e.g., Greer 1974; Sadlier 1987), Lampropholis (e.g., Mittleman 1952), and before that in Lygosoma (e.g., Smith 1937). Previously included the species now assigned to Caesoris, Epibator, and Phasmasaurus. Distribution: New Caledonia (Grande Terre). Lioscincus steindachneri New Caledonian White-lipped Forest Skink Weisslippen-Seidenskink Hvidlæbet Silkeskink 1873 Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage Lygosoma steindachneri Smith 1937 Lampropholis steindachneri Mittleman 1952 Leiolopisma steindachneri Greer 1974 Lioscincus steindachneri Bauer & Sadlier 1993 Distribution: New Caledonia (Grande Terre). Lioscincus vivae Kopéto Smooth Skink Kopéto-Seidenskink Kopéto-silkeskink 2004 Lioscincus vivae Sadlier, Bauer, Whitaker & Smith Distribution: New Caledonia (Grande Terre).