Liopholis aputja FARQUHAR, MULDER, RUSSELL, HAINES, RANGERS & CHAPPLE, 2024
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Liopholis aputja
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Central Ranges Rock Skink |
| Synonym | Liopholis aputja FARQUHAR, MULDER, RUSSELL, HAINES, RANGERS & CHAPPLE 2024: 165 |
| Distribution | Australia (NW South Australia: Mann-Musgrave Ranges) Type locality: Alalkanya Gorge, 13 km north of Pukatja, Musgrave Ranges, South Australia (-26.1633, 132.1166). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype (Figure 4). SAMA R60802, adult, collected at night while active by J. van Weenan on 20 October 2005 (J. van Weenan pers. comm. 2024). Measurements in millimetres: SVL 92, tail 158 (original, 170% of SVL), HL 20, HW 15.1, HD 9.6, AGL 46.2, BW 18.7, FLL 26.3, HLL 36. Scale counts: MSR 37, SubDig 28, SupLab 9, SupCil 6, Cil 13, Lob 5 (with an additional 6th miniscule uppermost lobule), nuchal scales in two pairs (cf. one pair in all other specimens). Colouration of this specimen is typical of the species in preservative. Paratypes: R51590, 36.5 km ESE of Amata, South Australia (-26.2558, 131.4933), collected by M. Hutchinson on 25 October 1998; R17456, juvenile, Erliwunyawunya Rockhole, South Australia (-26.35833, 131.72499), collected on 7 July 1961; R17271, Piltadi, South Australia (-26.116, 130.283). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Liopholis aputja sp. nov. can be distinguished from other members of the genus by a combination of the following characters: moderately large size (maximum SVL up to 135 mm); snout relatively pointed—distance between outer edges of parietals usually no more than the distance from the snout to the posterior edge of the frontal; dorsal scales smooth; conspicuous black callus along free edge of subdigital lamellae; palmar and plantar scales each with a prominent black tubercle. Usually six supraciliary scales; usually four enlarged lobules projecting from anterior border of ear opening. Dorsal surfaces dull orangish-brown, typically with pair of broad diffuse cream dorsolateral stripes and faint indications of five longitudinally aligned black dorsal stripes; head brigher orangishbrown than body; chin and throat salmon orange and without dark marking; ventral surface uniform creamishwhite. (Farquhar et al. 2024) Additional details (7481 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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