Praeteropus monachus HUTCHINSON, COUPER, AMEY & WILMER, 2021
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Praeteropus monachus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Praeteropus monachus HUTCHINSON, COUPER, AMEY & WILMER 2021 |
| Distribution | Australia (CE Queensland, higher elevations on Mount Abbot in the Lower Burdekin River subbasin of the Burdekin Drainage) Type locality: Mt Abbot, mideastern Queensland (2080603.600S, 147845025.200E); open forest, 800 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. QM J90961; G. Monteith; 27–28 September 2011. Paratypes. QM J62976, Mt Abbot, mideastern Queensland (208060S, 1478450E), G. Monteith, 9–12 April 1997. QM J62995, Mt Abbot, mideastern Queensland (208060S, 1478450E); summit; H. Janetzki; 11 April 1997. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small species of Praeteropus with fewer than 100 paravertebral scales, 3 supraoculars, 6 supralabials, 4 infralabials, undivided upper secondary temporal, and no prefrontals. Presacral vertebrae 48, 7 cervical vertebrae, 6 premaxillary teeth. Distinguished from all other species in the genus by its color pattern consisting of a series of prominent lateral stripes. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 950 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Neo-Latin adjective monachus, from the Greek “monachós”, meaning solitary, reclusive (hence, also a hermit or a monk). |
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