Bocourt's Terrific Skink
Phoboscincus bocourti
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Reptiles
The terror skink, also called commonly Bocourt's terrific skink, Bocourt's eyelid skink and Bocourt's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Île des Pins, a small islet off the coast of New Caledonia. First described in 1876, the species was presumed to be extinct, but was rediscovered in 1993, and since then several individuals have been seen. Because of its small area of occupation and small population size, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "critically endangered".
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Phoboscincus