Saproscincus tetradactylus (GREER & KLUGE, 1980)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Four-fingered Shadeskink, Four-toed Litter-skink
Synonym	Lampropholis tetradactyla GREER & KLUGE 1980 Saproscincus tetradactylus — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1983 Lampropholis tetradactyla — COGGER 1983 Saproscincus tetradactyla — COGGER 2000: 575 Saproscincus tetradactylus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: vicinity of Smoko Creek at the Kennedy-Kirrama road, Kirrama State Forest, NE Qld.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J29853
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: The new species is a member of the genus Lampropholis (sensu Greer 1974),but it is easily distinguished from all other known members of this genus in having only four fingers instead of five and in being relatively small (maximum SVL = 33 mm versus 41 mm for the next largest form - an undescribed species from north-eastern Queensland most closely related to L. delicata). Additional details (3164 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Presumably named after the Greek tetra (four) plus daktylos (finger) in reference to the tetradactyle manus. (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. Conroy, S. 1999. Lizard Assemblage Response to a Forest Ecotone in Northeastern Australia: A Synecological Approach Journal of Herpetology 33 (3): 409-419. - get paper here 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 Greer A E; Kluge A G 1980. A new species of Lampropholis (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the rainforests of northeastern Queensland. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (No. 691) 1980: 1-12 - get paper here Muñoz, M. M., Langham, G. M., Brandley, M. C., Rosauer, D. F., Williams, S. E. and Moritz, C. 2016. Basking behavior predicts the evolution of heat tolerance in Australian rainforest lizards. Evolution, 70: 2537–2549.doi:10.1111/evo.13064 - get paper here 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.jcu.edu.au/dept/Zoology/herp/paluma.html http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Saproscincus… Google images

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