Caledoniscincus orestes, also known commonly as the Panié litter skink and Sadlier's Caledonian skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.
Description Dorsally, Caledoniscincus orestes is brown, with a pale vertebral stripe. The snout has a dark midrostral stripe. The tail is marked with dark chevrons.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of Caledoniscincus orestes are forest and shrubland, at elevations of .
Behavior Caledoniscincus orestes is terrestrial and diurnal.
Reproduction Caledoniscincus orestes is oviparous.
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