Nannoscincus is a genus of small skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
- Nannoscincus exos – northern dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus fuscus
- Nannoscincus garrulus
- Nannoscincus gracilis – New Caledonian gracile dwarf skink, gracile dwarf skink, slender elf skink
- Nannoscincus greeri – Greer's elf skink
- Nannoscincus hanchisteus – Pindai dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus humectus – Forêt Plate dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus koniambo
- Nannoscincus manautei
- Nannoscincus mariei – earless dwarf skink
- Nannoscincus rankini – Rankin's elf skink
- Nannoscincus slevini – Slevin's elf skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nannoscincus.
References
Further reading
- Günther A (1872). "On some new Species of Reptiles and Fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq." Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 10 (60): 418–426. (Nannoscincus, new genus, p. 421).