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- Mauritian_giant_skink abstract "Leiolopisma mauritiana also known as Didosaurus maurtianus, was a large (the largest known) species of skink (family Scincidae). It was found only in Mauritius, but became extinct around 1600 probably due to introduced predators. It may have been somewhat fossorial in nature. This is speculative and based on a reconstruction. The Mauritian giant skink, became extinct by 1650. Only a semi - complete specimen is known in addition to some odd bones. (Supposedly, a former director of the Mauritian Institute threw away specimens including some bones of this species). The remaining skeleton is missing the feet and digits, thus making it impossible for a SENI biometric analysis per se (Schnirel. 2004). The semi - complete skeleton does have a skull shaped similar to a blue-tongue skink (Genus: Tiliqua). The restoration undertaken by the (Species in Bronze Project), if accurate, gives a SENI value of .06 which would indicate that this species could have been fossorial or saxicolous in lifestyle. This is further linked by the fact that the closest living relative of this species (as mentioned by the restorers) is the Round Island skink: Leiolopisma telfeirii. The Round Island skink also gives a SENI value of .06. The Round Island skink is a species capable of caudal autotomy. This skink is often seen darting in the underbrush or between rocks.An undescribed extinct Leiolopisma from Réunion was closely related, whereas the Round Island skink is a more distantly related surviving species from Mauritius. (Austin & Arnold 2006)".
- Mauritian_giant_skink class Reptile.
- Mauritian_giant_skink conservationStatus "EX".
- Mauritian_giant_skink conservationStatusSystem "iucn2.3".
- Mauritian_giant_skink family Lygosominae.
- Mauritian_giant_skink family Skink.
- Mauritian_giant_skink genus Leiolopisma.
- Mauritian_giant_skink kingdom Animal.
- Mauritian_giant_skink order Sauria.
- Mauritian_giant_skink order Scincomorpha.
- Mauritian_giant_skink order Squamata.
- Mauritian_giant_skink phylum Chordate.
- Mauritian_giant_skink synonym "Didosaurus mauritianus".
- Mauritian_giant_skink thumbnail Didosaurus.jpg?width=300.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageExternalLink fig.5.jpg.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageID "12190853".
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageLength "3688".
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageOutDegree "30".
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageRevisionID "674827891".
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Blue-tongued_skink.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Category:Extinct_reptiles.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Category:Reptile_extinctions_since_1500.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Category:Reptiles_and_amphibians_of_Mauritius.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Extinction.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Fossorial.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Julian_P._Hume.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Leiolopisma.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Leiolopisma_telfairii.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Lygosominae.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Mauritius.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Paraphyly.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Red_rail.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Reptile.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Réunion.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Sauria.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Scincomorpha.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Skink.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Species.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink Squamata.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLink File:Leiolopisma_mauritiana_-_memorial_model_-_Ile_aux_Aigrettes.jpg.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mauritian giant skink".
- Mauritian_giant_skink binomial "Leiolopisma mauritiana".
- Mauritian_giant_skink classis "Reptilia".
- Mauritian_giant_skink downloaded "10".
- Mauritian_giant_skink extinct "c. 1600".
- Mauritian_giant_skink familia Skink.
- Mauritian_giant_skink genus "Leiolopisma".
- Mauritian_giant_skink id "11410".
- Mauritian_giant_skink imageCaption "Fossils".
- Mauritian_giant_skink imageWidth "250".
- Mauritian_giant_skink infraordo Scincomorpha.
- Mauritian_giant_skink name "Leiolopisma mauritiana".
- Mauritian_giant_skink ordo "Squamata".
- Mauritian_giant_skink phylum Chordate.
- Mauritian_giant_skink regnum "Animalia".
- Mauritian_giant_skink species "L. mauritiana".
- Mauritian_giant_skink status "EX".
- Mauritian_giant_skink statusSystem "iucn2.3".
- Mauritian_giant_skink subfamilia Lygosominae.
- Mauritian_giant_skink synonyms "Didosaurus mauritianus".
- Mauritian_giant_skink title "Leiolopisma mauritiana".
- Mauritian_giant_skink unrankedOrdo Sauria.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Aut.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Commons_category.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Doi.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:IUCN2006.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Skink-stub.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Taxobox.
- Mauritian_giant_skink year "1996".
- Mauritian_giant_skink subject Category:Extinct_reptiles.
- Mauritian_giant_skink subject Category:Reptile_extinctions_since_1500.
- Mauritian_giant_skink subject Category:Reptiles_and_amphibians_of_Mauritius.
- Mauritian_giant_skink hypernym Species.
- Mauritian_giant_skink type Animal.
- Mauritian_giant_skink type Eukaryote.
- Mauritian_giant_skink type Reptile.
- Mauritian_giant_skink type Species.
- Mauritian_giant_skink type Thing.
- Mauritian_giant_skink type Q19088.
- Mauritian_giant_skink type Q729.
- Mauritian_giant_skink comment "Leiolopisma mauritiana also known as Didosaurus maurtianus, was a large (the largest known) species of skink (family Scincidae). It was found only in Mauritius, but became extinct around 1600 probably due to introduced predators. It may have been somewhat fossorial in nature. This is speculative and based on a reconstruction. The Mauritian giant skink, became extinct by 1650. Only a semi - complete specimen is known in addition to some odd bones.".
- Mauritian_giant_skink label "Mauritian giant skink".
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Q290346.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs m.02vv1nx.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Leiolopisma_mauritiana.
- Mauritian_giant_skink sameAs Q290346.
- Mauritian_giant_skink wasDerivedFrom Mauritian_giant_skink?oldid=674827891.
- Mauritian_giant_skink depiction Didosaurus.jpg.
- Mauritian_giant_skink isPrimaryTopicOf Mauritian_giant_skink.