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Saproscincus tetradactylus (GREER & KLUGE, 1980)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Four-fingered Shadeskink, Four-toed Litter-skink 
SynonymLampropholis tetradactyla GREER & KLUGE 1980
Saproscincus tetradactylus — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1983
Lampropholis tetradactyla — COGGER 1983
Saproscincus tetradactyla — COGGER 2000: 575
Saproscincus tetradactylus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Saproscincus tetradactylus — TURNER 2024 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: vicinity of Smoko Creek at the Kennedy-Kirrama road, Kirrama State Forest, NE Qld.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J29853 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The new species is a member of the genus Lampropholis (sensu Greer 1974),but it is easily distinguished from all other known members of this genus in having only four fingers instead of five and in being relatively small (maximum SVL = 33 mm versus 41 mm for the next largest form - an undescribed species from north-eastern Queensland most closely related to L. delicata). 
Comment 
EtymologyPresumably named after the Greek tetra (four) plus daktylos (finger) in reference to the tetradactyle manus. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 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.
  • Conroy, S. 1999. Lizard Assemblage Response to a Forest Ecotone in Northeastern Australia: A Synecological Approach Journal of Herpetology 33 (3): 409-419. - 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
  • Greer A E; Kluge A G 1980. A new species of Lampropholis (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the rainforests of northeastern Queensland. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (No. 691) 1980: 1-12 - get paper here
  • Muñoz, M. M., Langham, G. M., Brandley, M. C., Rosauer, D. F., Williams, S. E. and Moritz, C. 2016. Basking behavior predicts the evolution of heat tolerance in Australian rainforest lizards. Evolution, 70: 2537–2549.doi:10.1111/evo.13064 - get paper here
  • Turner, G. S. 2024. Reproduction in the skinks Saproscincus tetradactylus and Lampropholis similis with notes on their natural history. North Queensland Naturalist 54: 99-111 - 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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