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Lygisaurus sesbrauna INGRAM & COVACEVICH, 1988

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Eastern Cape Litter-skink 
SynonymLygisaurus sesbrauna INGRAM & COVACEVICH 1988
Lygisaurus sesbrauna — COGGER 2000: 540
Carlia sesbrauna — STUART -FOX et al. 2002
Lygisaurus sesbrauna — DOLMAN & HUGALL 2008 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: Lake Boronto, Cape York Peninsula, N Queensland (10°46' S, 142°34' E).  
Reproductionoviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: QM J24664 Paratypes: R21332 78 mi. S Coen, Qld (P–H.R. Bustard, 11.viii.1963); R40950 6mi. SW Somerset, Blackwater Lagoon, Qld (University of New England, 29.viii.1972); R40952–53 3mi. N Iron Range, Qld (University Of New England, 7.ix.1972); R56062 Somerset, Qld (Cameron, Cogger & Webber, 8.vii.1976); R56168 Somerset, Qld (Cameron, Cogger & Webber, 11.vii.1976). R40952–53 listed twice by Ingram & Covacevich, once with locality above, once (erroneously) with locality as for R40950. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A medium sized (maximum SV length 34 mm) Lygisaurus sharing several characters with L. laevis, L. tanneri and L. macfarlani (see Table 1 for summary of differences). It is most easily confused with L. laevis. For differences, see diagnosis of L. laevis (Ingram and Covacevich, 1988: 346). 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed for Ses Brauna who generously assisted Glen Ingram with field work on Murray Island. Ses Brauna (also spelt Ses Baroona in a paper on the birds Ingram observed while he was on Mer Island, published in Sunbird) was a very old man who befriended Glen during his enforced stay on Mer Island, and took him around to his gardens and told him the indigenous names for various species and told him their stories. Glen has recently also found an online service record for him, which gives the spelling of his name as Baruna (see link to vwma.org.au), b. 1905. Probably Glen’s field notes at the time spelt the name phonetically and he never checked before he named the species sesbrauna. (Glenn Shea, pers. comm., 2 Feb 2024) 
References
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ingram G; Covacevich J 1988. Revision of the genus Lygisaurus de Vis (Scincidae: Reptilia) in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25 (2): 335-354 - get paper here
  • Shea, Glenn M; Sadlier, Ross A 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 15, 1999: 1-91 - get paper here
  • Stuart-Fox, Devi M., Andrew F. Hugall, and Craig Moritz 2002. A molecular phylogeny of rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia): taxonomic and biogeographic implications. Australian Journal of Zoology 50: 39–51 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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