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Nannoscincus humectus

species of reptile

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ5120575 ↗
Source-derived summary

Nannoscincus humectus, the Forêt Plate dwarf skink, is a species of skink found in Province Nord, New Caledonia. Its geographical distribution is very limited as it occurs in only two locations in Province Nord, totalling an area of occupancy of 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi). This distribution and the skink's population have been decreasing, for these reasons it is classified by the IUCN as Endangered.

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The public source identifies “Nannoscincus humectus” as species of reptile. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nannoscincus, humectus and species.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 65-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Nannoscincus, humectus and species providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Nannoscincus humectus”, the useful work is to connect “species of reptile” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5120575. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Nannoscincus humectus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.