Liopholis aputja FARQUHAR, MULDER, RUSSELL, HAINES, RANGERS & CHAPPLE, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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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). |
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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). |
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