@article{PAR00018970,
  title = {{E}pibator insularis, a new species of scincid lizard from l'{I}le {W}alpole, {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{S}adlier, {R}. {A}. and {D}ebar, {L}. and {C}havis, {M}. and {B}auer, {A}. {M}. and {J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e} and {J}ackman, {T}. {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} new species of skink in the genus {E}pibator is described from {I}le {W}alpole, a small, isolated, raised vegetated limestone platform, similar to 200 km {ESE} of southern {N}ew {C}aledonia. {T}he new species is distinguished from its congeners {E}pibator nigrofasciolatus and {E}. greeri primarily by its coloration and pattern (both species), differences in scalation (green), and substantial genetic differentiation (nigrofasciolatus). {T}he new species is the only extant endemic terrestrial vertebrate on {W}alpole. {T}he island is small (<1.7 km(2)), and has a long history of past human occupation (over the last 2,500 years, including {E}uropean-era exploitation for guano), resulting in degradation of the vegetation cover and introduction of invasive animal species, most significantly ants ({L}ittle {F}ire {A}nt, {Y}ellow {C}razy {A}nt) and rats ({P}acific {R}at). {T}he species' very limited distribution in combination with the threats posed by invasive species place it at a level of risk sufficient to be considered as {C}ritically {E}ndangered under {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist criteria.},
  keywords = {{S}cincidae ; {E}pibator ; systematics ; new species ; island ; conservation ; {C}ritically {E}ndangered ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {WALPOLE} {ILE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}acific {S}cience},
  volume = {73},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {143--161},
  ISSN = {0030-8870},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.2984/73.1.7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00018970},
}