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

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Secretive Litter-skink
Synonym	Carlia 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
Distribution	Australia (NE Queensland) Type locality: Donkey Springs, Bulleringa NP, (17° 35’ 12’’ S, 143° 48’ 46’’ E).
Reproduction
Types	Lectotype: QM QM J13601 (previously J74496)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: not available as PDF is password-protected.
Comment
Etymology	Named 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.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO04010.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lygisaurus… Google images

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