Egernia roomi (WELLS & WELLINGTON, 1985)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Kaputar Rock Skink
Synonym	Contundo roomi WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 26 Egernia roomi — SADLIER et al. 2019
Distribution	Australia (New South Wales: Kaputar National Park); elevation 1360–1509 m Type locality: top of Mt Kaputar, NSW
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: AMS R69587
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A member of the Contundo saxatilis complex, confined to the Mt Kaputah region, New South Wales and readily separated from all other members of this complex by its possession of an enlarged paravertebral series. (Wells & Wellington 1985). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2102 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	The original “diagnosis” (no description) mentioned only the possession of enlarged paravertebral scales, a feature present in all members of the genus, hence Shea & Sadlier 1999 questioned the validity of the original description.
Etymology	Named for Peter Room, collector of the holotype and donor of many specimens to the Australian Museum.
References	Gale Nicholas, Farquhar Jules E., Carlesso Amelia, Robert Kylie, Chapple David G. 2024. Determining the geographic distribution and ecology of the Critically Endangered Kaputar rock skink (Egernia roomi). Pacific Conservation Biology 30(3) - get paper here Sadlier, Ross A., Greta J. Frankham, Cecilie A. Beatson, Mark D. B. Eldridge, and Jodi J. L. Rowley. 2019. Genetic evidence in support of the recognition of the Kaputar Rock Skink, one of New South Wales’ most range-restricted vertebrate species. Records of the Australian Museum 71(5): 183–197 - 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 Wells, R. W. and Wellington, C. R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series (1): 1-61 [sometimes cited as 1983] - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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