Carlia babarensis (KOPSTEIN, 1926)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma fuscum babarensis KOPSTEIN 1926: 88 Lygosoma fuscum barbarense — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Carlia babarensis — ZUG 2004
Distribution	Indonesia (Kepulauan Babar, Kepulauan Tanimbar) Type locality: “Tepa, Babar-Inseln” and “Samlakki, Tenimber-Inseln”; restricted to Tepa [7° 52’ S, 129° 31’ E], Babar Kepulauan by ZUG 2004.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: RMNH 5518, designated by Zug (2004)
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Comment
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	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 Gemel, R.; G. Gassner & S. Schweiger 2019. Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 121: 33–248 - get paper here Kopstein,P.F. 1926. Reptilien von den Molukken und den benachbarten Inseln. Zoologische Mededelingen 1: 71-112 - get paper here Tiedemann,F.; Häupl,M. & Grillitsch,H. 1994. Katalog der Typen der herpetologischen Sammlung nach dem Stand vom 1. Jänner 1994. Teil II: Reptilia. Kat. wiss. Samml. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 10 (Vertebrata 4): 1-110 Zug,G. R. 2004. Systematics of the Carlia “fusca” lizards (Squamata: Scincidae) of New Guinea and Nearby Islands. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. 5: 1-83
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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