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Eugongylus albofasciolatus (GÜNTHER, 1872)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Reclusive Litter Skink, Barred Recluse Skink, White-striped Cape Skink 
SynonymEumeces albofasciolatus GÜNTHER 1872: 370
Lygosoma albofasciolatum — BOULENGER 1895: 31
Lygosoma albofasciolatum boettgeri STERNFELD 1918
Riopa albofasciolatum poehli MERTENS 1924 (nom. nov. pro L. a. boettgeri)
Riopa albofasciolata — BURT & BURT 1932
Riopa albofasciolatum — HEDIGER 1934
Riopa (Eugongylus) albofasciolata — SMITH 1937: 229
Eugongylus albofasciolatus — GREER 1974: 14
Eugongylus albofasciolatus — COGGER 1983: 163
Eugongylus albofasciolatus — MYS 1988: 137
Eugongylus albofasciolatus — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995
Eugongylus albofasciolatus — COGGER 2000: 480
Eugongylus albofasciolatus — KAISER et al. 2020 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland), Solomon islands (fide SMITH 1937), New Britain, New Ireland, Micronesia (Uman District Islands)

Type locality: northern Australia  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.13.74 (provenance of holotype doubtful; no subsequent Australian records of this widely distributed extralimital species). 
Diagnosis 
CommentLygosoma albofasciolatum boettgeri STERNFELD 1918 is a homonym of Lygosoma (Emoa) boettgeri. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin albus = white, and Latin fascia = band, apparently after the light cross-bands on dorsum of this species. 
References
  • Adler,G.H.; Austin,C.C. & Dudley,R. 1995. Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529-541 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1895. On a collection of reptiles and batrachians from Ferguson Island, D'Entrecasteaux group British New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 16: 28-32 - get paper here
  • Buden, Donald W. 2015. Reptiles of Uman District Islands (Southeastern Chuuk Lagoon and Kuop Atoll), Federated States of Micronesia. Pacific Science 69 (2): 271-279 - get paper here
  • Buden, Donald W. & Danko Taboroši 2016. Reptiles of the Federated States of Micronesia. Island Research and Education Initiative, 311 pp. - get paper here
  • Burt, Charles E.; Burt, May Danheim 1932. Herpetological results of the Whitney South Sea Expedition. VI. Pacific island amphibians and reptiles in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 63 (5): 461-597 - get paper here
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
  • Covacevich, J., Ingram, G. J. & Czechura, G. V. 1982. Rare frogs and reptiles of Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Biol. Conserv. 22: 283-294 - get paper here
  • Günther, A. 1872. Notice of a new species of lizard (Eumeces albofasciolatus) from north Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 10: 370-371 - get paper here
  • Hediger, H. 1934. Beitrag zur Herpetologie und Zoogeographie Neu-Britanniens und einiger umliegender Gebiete. Zool. Jahrb. (Syst.) 65: 441-582
  • Kaiser, Hinrich; Kaitlin J Rickerl, Melinda M Hull, Morgan M Lewis, Mitzia J Zambada 2020. Herpetological Update from Arno Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Herpetology Notes 13: 699-712 - get paper here
  • McCoy, M. 2006. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Pensoft Series Faunistica 57, 212 pp.
  • McCoy, M. 2015. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Michael McCoy, Kuranda - get paper here
  • Mertens, Robert 1924. Herpetologische Mitteilungen. III. Zur Nomenklatur einiger Scinciden. Senckenbergiana 6: 180-181
  • Schmidt, KP 1932. Reptiles and Amphibians from the Solomon Islands. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. Ser. - 18 (9): 175-190 - get paper here
  • Shea, G.M.; J.P. Michels 2008. A replacement name for Sphenomorphus keiensis (Kopstein, 1926) from the southeastern Moluccas, Indonesia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with a redescription of the species. Zoologische Mededelingen 82: 737-747 - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
  • ZUG, G.R. 2013. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands. University of California Press, Berkeley, 306 pp. - get paper here
 
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