Sigaloseps
# Sigaloseps

Sigaloseps is a genus of skinks which inhabit the moist, closed forest of southern New Caledonia.

## Conservation status

There is some conservation concern for Sigaloseps because of mining activity taking place in the region.

## Species

The following 6 species are recognized as being valid.

* Sigaloseps balios Sadlier, Bauer, & Wood, 2014
* Sigaloseps conditus Sadlier, Bauer, & Wood, 2014
* Sigaloseps deplanchei (Bavay, 1869) - Deplanche's shiny skink
* Sigaloseps ferrugicauda Sadlier, Smith, Shea, & Bauer, 2014
* Sigaloseps pisinnus Sadlier, Shea, Whitaker, Bauer, & Wood, 2014
* Sigaloseps ruficauda Sadlier & Bauer, 1999

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Sigaloseps.

## Etymology

The specific name, deplanchei, is in honor of French naturalist Émile Deplanche.

