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Liopholis purnululu APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN, 2024

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Purnululu Skink 
SynonymLiopholis purnululu APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN 2024 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park (-17.43, 128.4), Western Australia, Australia  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. 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 
CommentDistribution: for a map see Aplin et al. 2024: 306 (Fig. 1) 
References
  • APLIN, K. P., MARYAN, B., ARMSTRONG, K. N., PAVEY, C. R., & DONNELLAN, S. C. 2024. Molecular and morphological assessment of the Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905) species group (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from northern Western Australia. Zootaxa, 5551(2), 299-332 - get paper here
 
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