title: Phasmasaurus
text: # Phasmasaurus
  
  Phasmasaurus is a genus of skinks. Both species are endemic to New Caledonia.
  
  ## Species
  
  The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:
  
  * Phasmasaurus maruia (Sadlier, Whitaker & Bauer, 1998) - Maruia Maquis skink
  * Phasmasaurus tillieri (Ineich & Sadlier, 1991) - Tiller's Maquis skink
  
  Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phasmasaurus.
  
  