Geoscincus is a monotypic genus of skink in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The only accepted species is Geoscincus haraldmeieri, also known commonly as Meier's skink, which is endemic to New Caledonia.
Etymology Geoscincus haraldmeieri is named after German herpetologist Harald Meier.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Geoscincus haraldmeieri, p. 175).
Geographic range Geoscincus haraldmeieri is only known from two specimens collected near Coula, New Caledonia.
Habitat and conservation status The two specimens of Geoscincus haraldmeieri were collected in forest. However, the habitat at the type locality has been substantially modified since 1976, and in 2021 the status of the species was unknown.
Behavior Geoscincus haraldmeieri is terrestrial and semi-fossorial.
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of Geoscincus haraldmeieri is unknown.
References
Further reading 322 pp.
Böhme W (1976). "Über die Gattung Eugongylus Fitzinger, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art (Reptilia: Scincidae) [=About the genus Eugongylus Fitzinger, with description of a new species (Reptilia: Scincidae)]". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 27: 245–251. (Eugongylus haraldmeieri, new species, pp. 248–249 + photograph on p. 245). (in German). Sadlier RA (1987). "A review of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia". Records of the Australian Museum 39 (1): 1–66. (Geoscincus, new genus, p. 6; G. haraldmeieri, new combination, pp. 6–7, Figures 4–7).