Tiliqua multifasciata STERNFELD, 1919

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Centralian Bluetongue, Centralian Blue-Tongued Lizard
Synonym	Tiliqua occipitalis multifasciata STERNFELD 1919: 79 Tiliqua occipitalis multifasciata — STERNFELD 1925: 242 Tiliqua occipitalis nossiteri GLAUERT 1923: 59 Tiliqua occipitalis auriculare KINGHORN 1931 Tiliqua occipitalis multifasciata — GLAUERT 1960: 69 Tiliqua multifasciata — COGGER 1983: 190 Tiliqua multifasciata — COGGER 2000: 577 Tiliqua multifasciata — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales) Type locality: (lectotype locality) Hermannsburg Mission, Upper Finke River, N. T.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Lectotype: SMF 14037, from Hermannsburg Mission, Upper Finke River, N. T., designated by Mertens (1967). Syntypes: WAM R1013, from Wallal, W. A., remaining three syntypes not cited by number in original description fide COGGER 1983 [Tiliqua occipitalis nossiteri]. Holotype: WAM R10080, from Broome, W. A. [Tiliqua occipitalis auriculare].
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Comment	Synonymy after COGGER 1983. Photo in Elaphe 19 (2): 79 [2011].
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin multus (much) plus fasciatus (banded), in reference to the multiple narrow bands on the body and tail in this species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Christian, T. 1977. Notes on centralian bluetongues (Tiliqua multifasciata). Vict. Herp. Soc. Newsletter 1: 8-9 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 Dittmer, D. E., Chapman, T. L. & Bidwell, J. R. 2020. In the shadow of an iconic inselberg: Uluru’s shadow influences climates and reptile assemblage structure at its base. J. Arid Environ. 181, 104179 (2020) - get paper here Even,Eddy 2005. Reptielen zoeken in Australië. Lacerta 63 (2): 48-65 - get paper here Fyfe G 1984. Some notes on sympatry between Tiliqua occipitalis and Tiliqua multifasciata in the Ayers Rock region and their associations with aboriginal people of the area. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 15 (1) 1983: 18-19 Glauert, L. 1923. Contributions to the fauna of Western Australia. 3. Annotated list of lizards from Wallal. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 9: 57-60 Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt. 1. The genera Tiliqua, Trachysaurus and Egernia. Western Australian Naturalist 7 (3): 67-77 - get paper here Kinghorn, J. R. 1931. Herpetological notes 2. Rec. Austral. Mus. 18: 85-91 - get paper here Mertens, R. 1967. Die herpetologische Sektion des Natur-Museums und Forschungs-Institutes Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main nebst einem Verzeichnis ihrer Typen. Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 1-106 - get paper here Mitchell, F. J. 1950. The scincid genera Egernia and Tiliqua (Lacertilia). Rec. South Austral. Mus. 9: 275-308 - get paper here Peterson, Magnus and Dean C. Metcalfe. 2014. Tiliqua multifasciata (centralian bluetongue lizard) predation. Herpetological Review 45 (2): 333 - get paper here Pianka, E. R. 1969. Habitat specificity, speciation, and species density in Australian desert lizards. Ecology 50 (3): 498-502 - get paper here Pianka, E. R. 1972. Zoogeography and speciation of Australian desert lizards: an ecological perspective. Copeia 1972 (1): 127-144 - get paper here Pianka, E. R. 2011. Notes on the ecology of some uncommon skinks in the Great Victoria Desert. Western Australian Naturalist 28: 50-60 - get paper here Price-Rees, Samantha J. and Richard Shine 2011. A Backpack Method for Attaching GPS Transmitters to Bluetongue Lizards (Tiliqua, Scincidae). Herp. Cons. Biol. 6 (1) - get paper here Price-Rees, Samantha J., Gregory P. Brown, and Richard Shine 2014. Activity Patterns and Movements of Free-Ranging Bluetongue Lizards (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia and Tiliqua multifasciata) in the Australian Wet-Dry Tropics. Journal of Herpetology Sep 2014, Vol. 48, No. 3: 298-305. - get paper here Shea G M; Peterson M 1981. Observations on sympatry of the social lizards Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld and T. occipitals [occipitalis] (Peters). Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (1) 1981: 27-28 Sternfeld, R. 1919. Neue Schlangen und Echsen aus Zentralaustralien. Senckenbergiana 1: 76-83 - get paper here Sternfeld, R. 1925. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 38: 221—251 Storr, G. M., Smith, L. A. & Johnstone, R. E. 1981. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Perth: University of Western Australia Press and Western Australian Museum, 200 pp. Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
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/Tiliqua… Google images

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