Lygisaurus aeratus (GARMAN, 1901)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Large-disced Litter-skink
Synonym	Lygosoma aeratum GARMAN 1901: 7 Ablepharus heteropus GARMAN 1901: 9 Lygisaurus aeratus — INGRAM & COVACEVICH 1988 Lygisaurus aeratus — COGGER 2000: 538 Carlia aeratus — STUART -FOX et al. 2002 Carlia aerata — COUPER et al. 2005 Lygisaurus aeratus — DOLMAN & HUGALL 2008
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Cooktown, Queensland
Reproduction	oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: MCZ 6476
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: L. aeratus is a large (maximum SV length 39 mm) Lygisaurus with a moveable eyelid con taining a large disc. It can be confused with L. rococo from which it may be distinguished by ear lobules (in L. aeratus, many sharp lobules vs in L. rococo, 1-5 flat lobules), supralabials (6, occasionally 5, with 4th or 5th entering the eye vs 1, with 5th which is grooved, entering the eye), and midbody scale count (19-24 vs 27-30), number of scales between chin and vent (43-54 vs 51-59). Some spirit specimens of L. aeratus can also be confused with specimens of L. foliorum (Ingram and Covacevich, 1988: 340). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2433 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Apparently not listed in COGGER 1983.
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin aeris (bronze/brass) plus the suffix -atus (made of), relating to the coloration. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Couper, Patrick J.; Jessica Worthington Wilmer; Lewis Roberts; Andrew P. Amey and George R. Zug 2005. Skinks currently assigned to Carlia aerata (Scincidae : Lygosominae) of north-eastern Queensland: a preliminary study of cryptic diversity and two new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 53 (1): 35-49 - get paper here Dolman, Gaynor & Andrew F. Hugall 2008. Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49 (3): 782-794 - get paper here Garman, S. 1901. Some reptiles and batrachians from Australasia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 39: 1-14 - get paper here Ingram G; Covacevich J 1988. Revision of the genus Lygisaurus de Vis (Scincidae: Reptilia) in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25 (2): 335-354 - get paper here Stuart-Fox, Devi M., Andrew F. Hugall, and Craig Moritz 2002. A molecular phylogeny of rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia): taxonomic and biogeographic implications. Australian Journal of Zoology 50: 39–51 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp. Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lygisaurus/aeratus Google images

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