Egernia richardi (PETERS, 1869)
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Egernia richardi
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bright Crevice-skink E: Dark Spinytail Skink [carinata] |
| Synonym | Tropidolepisma richardi PETERS 1869: 787 Egernia carinata SMITH 1939 Egernia carinata — GLAUERT 1960: 72 Egernia carinata — STORR 1978: 167 Egernia carinata — COGGER 1983: 155 Egernia richardi — COGGER 1983 Egernia carinata — COGGER 2000: 457 Egernia richardi — COGGER 2000: 470 Egernia richardi — DOUGHTY et al. 2011 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Alligator River, North Australia carinata: Australia (South Australia, Western Australia); Type locality: Toolbrunup, W. A. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: ZMB 6613 Holotype: FMNH 11729 [carinata] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (carinata). Dorsal scales tri-, quadri- and quinquecarinate, the keels rather weak, but plainly visible; 30 scales around middle of body; frontal broader and somewhat larger than interparietal; tail shorter than body or but little longer, pluricarinate, not spinose; two mid-dorsal rows of scales on basal third or half of tail; no distinct or indistinct dorsolateral light stripe; dorsal spots considerably more than half the width of a scale (Smith 1939). |
| Comment | Not listed as a valid species by CHAPPLE 2003. E. carinata is a synonym of E. richardi fide Mike Gardner, pers. comm., 2009/05/13). |
| Etymology | Named after Moritz Richard Schomburgk (1811-1891), who was working as a gardener at the Palace of Sans Souci (1840) when he had the opportunity to accompany his more famous brother, Sir Robert Schomburgk (1804-1865), on an expedition to British Guiana (Guyana) and Venezuela (1841-1844). |
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