Capitellum parvicruzae Hedges & Conn, 2012:67
Lesser St. Crox skink, Lesser Saint Croix skink
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1875 (Martin et al., 2023); before 10 July 1875 (when the holotype was accessioned)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
This recently described species is only known from the holotype (Hedges & Conn, 2012:69). Its extinction can probably be attributed to the introduction of mongoose onto its island habitat (Ibid.).
Distribution
St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: ZMUC-R 99 (adult female)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hedges, S. Blair and Conn, Caitlin E. (2012). A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Zootaxa 3288: 1-244.
Other references:
Hedges, B. (2013). Capitellum parvicruzae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T47102699A47102708. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T47102699A47102708.en. Downloaded on 14 December 2015.
Hedges, B. 2013. Capitellum parvicruzae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T47102699A47102708. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T47102699A47102708.en. Downloaded on 17 December 2016.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Powell, Robert and Henderson, Robert W. (2012). Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2): 85-166. [considers this taxon possibly extinct]
Regalado, Pedro Galán. (2015). Los Anfibios y Reptiles Extinguidos: Herpetofauna Desaparecida Desde el Año 1500. Monografías de la Universidade da Coruña 155: 1-509.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/16065/capitellum-parvicruzae-lesser-croix-skink
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Capitellum&species=parvicruzae