Liopholis purnululu APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Purnululu Skink |
Synonym | Liopholis purnululu APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN 2024 |
Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park (-17.43, 128.4), Western Australia, Australia |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. WAM R103112, female, collected by N. Gambold, 5 July 1989. Fixed in 10% formalin, stored in 70% ethanol. Paratypes. Five from Western Australia. WAM R103113–114, male, female, Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park (-17.43, 128.4); WAM R156715–716, WAM R156745, female, female, male, Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park (-17.35, 128.62). |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately robust, small-sized Liopholis (maximum SVL 77 mm), with round pupil, smooth dorsal and caudal scales, relatively short tail, up to 39 midbody scale rows, ≤ 20 fourth toe lamellae and a plain brownish coloration with obscure pattern. (Aplin et al. 2024) Additional details (5219 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: for a map see Aplin et al. 2024: 306 (Fig. 1) |
Etymology | After the regional name in the Aboriginal Kija language for the sandstone of the Bungle Bungle Range, and with the aim of drawing attention to the biological endemism of this significant landform in the southeast Kimberley (Gambold 1992). Used as a noun in apposition. |
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