Egernia hosmeri KINGHORN, 1955

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Hosmer's Spiny-tailed Skink
Synonym	Egernia hosmeri KINGHORN 1955: 286 Egernia hosmeri — KAHL et al. 1980: 172 Egernia hosmeri — COGGER 1983: 156 Egernia hosmeri — COGGER 2000: 461 Egernia hosmeri — DOUGHTY et al. 2011
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland) Type locality: Kaban, Qld.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: AMS (AM) R12927
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after William Hosmer (1925-2002), an Australian herpetologist who worked at the Field Museum (Chicago).
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here 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 Doughty, Paul; Luke Kealley, and Stephen C. Donnellan 2011. Revision of the Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skinks (Egernia depressa species-group) from Western Australia, with descriptions of three new species. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 26: 115–137 Kahl B, Gaupp P & Schmidt G 1980. Das Terrarium. Falken Verlag, Niederhausen (Germany), 336 pp. Kinghorn, J.R. 1955. Herpetological notes. No. 5. Rec. Austral. Mus. 23: 283-286 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp. Zwinenberg, A. J. 1978. Stekelskinken de "Zindelijke" hagedissen van Australie. Blijdorp Geluiden 26: 2-5
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/skinks/skinks.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Egernia/hosmeri https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13450321_10204600641535688… Google images

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