Cyclodomorphus celatus SHEA & MILLER, 1995

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Western Slender Blue-tongue
Synonym	Cyclodomorphus celatus SHEA & MILLER 1995: 272 Cyclodomorphus celatus — COGGER 2000: 753 Cyclodomorphus celatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (coast and adjacent areas of lower west coast of Western Australia, including many offshore islands) Type locality: Ledge Point, WA.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R93111, Paratypes: AMS (AM)
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	From the Latin celatus (hidden), referring both to the small size of the ear, with the anterior edge covered by overhanging scales, and also the late discovery of the species. (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 Shea G M. & Miller B. 1995. A taxonomic revision of the Cyclodomorphus branchialis species group (Squamata: Scincidae). Rec. Austral. Mus. 47 (3): 265-325. - get paper here Shea, Glenn M; Sadlier, Ross A 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 15, 1999: 1-91 - get paper here Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://www.lacerta.de/AS/Taxon.php?Genus=50&Species=269 http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Cyclodomorphus… http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6683A67C-ABE3-4E76-ADD8… http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0A1E32FE-DA6D-4E7D-A001… Google images

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