Liburnascincus coensis (MITCHELL, 1953)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Coen Rainbow-skink
Synonym	Leiolopisma coense MITCHELL 1953 Carlia coensis — COGGER 1983: 138 Carlia coensis — INGRAM & COVACEVICH 1989 Carlia coensis — COGGER 2000: 392 Carlia coensis — COUPER et al. 2006 Liburnascincus coensis — DOLMAN & HUGALL 2008 Liburnascincus coensis — COGGER 2014: 633
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Coen, N Qld.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 37171
Diagnosis
Comment	Type species: Leiolopisma coense MITCHELL 1953 is the type species of the genus Liburnascincus Wells and Wellington, 1984. Phylogeny: Bragg et al. 2018 presented a phylogeny of the genera Lygisaurus, Liburnascincus, and Carlia. Distribution: see map in HOSKIN & COUPER 2015 (Fig. 1).
Etymology	Named for the type locality, Coen. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Bragg, J. G., Potter, S., Afonso Silva, A. C., Hoskin, C. J., Bai, B. Y. H., & Moritz, C. 2018. Phylogenomics of a rapid radiation: the Australian rainbow skinks. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18(1), 15 - get paper here 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 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 HOSKIN, CONRAD J. & PATRICK J. COUPER 2015. A new skink (Scincidae: Liburnascincus) from rocky habitat on Cape York, northeast Australia. Zootaxa 3994 (2): 222–234 - get paper here Ingram G; Covacevich J 1989. Revision of the genus Carlia (Reptilia, Scincidae) in Australia with comments on Carlia bicarinata of New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27 (2): 443-490 - get paper here Mitchell, F. J. 1953. A brief revision of the four-fingered members of the genus Leiolopisma (Lacertilia). Rec. South Austral. Mus. 11: 75-90 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information 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/Liburnascincus… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/445918947632709/ Google images

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