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Lygisaurus absconditus (WORTHINGTON-WILMER, COUPER, AMEY, ZUG & ROBERTS, 2005)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Secretive Litter-skink 
SynonymCarlia abscondita WORTHINGTON-WILMER et al. in COUPER et al. 2005
Lygisaurus abscondita — DOLMAN & HUGALL 2008
Lygisaurus absconditus — TITLE 2018
Lygisaurus abscondita — LINDKEN et al. 2024 
DistributionAustralia (NE Queensland)

Type locality: Donkey Springs, Bulleringa NP, (17° 35’ 12’’ S, 143° 48’ 46’’ E).  
Reproduction 
TypesLectotype: QM QM J13601 (previously J74496) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: not available as PDF is password-protected. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin absconditus = concealed, hidden (Handford and Herberg 1966). The name alludes to the species' close similarity to C. malleolus and its initial detection using molecular techniques. 
References
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • 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
  • Couper, Patrick J.; Jessica Worthington Wilmer; Lewis Roberts; Andrew P. Amey and George R. Zug 2005. Skinks currently assigned to Carlia aerata (Scincidae : Lygosominae) of north-eastern Queensland: a preliminary study of cryptic diversity and two new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 53 (1): 35-49 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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