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Anepischetosia maccoyi (LUCAS & FROST, 1894)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Highlands Forest-skink 
SynonymSiaphos maccoyi LUCAS & FROST 1894: 85
Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) maccoyi — SMITH 1937: 224
Anotis maccoyi — GREER 1974
Anepischetos [sic] maccoyi — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984
Anepischetos sharmani — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984
Anepischetosia maccoyi — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 (replacement name)
Anepischetosia brindabellaensis — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Hemiergis maccoyi — COGGER 1983: 165
Nannoscincus (Nannoseps) maccoyi — SADLIER 1990
Nannoscincus maccoyi — MURPHY 1995
Nannoscincus maccoyi — SHEA & SADLIER 1999
Nannoscincus maccoyi — COGGER 2000: 552
Anepischetosia maccoyi — SADLIER et al. 2006
Nannoscincus maccoyi — COUPER et al. 2006: 381
Anepischetosia maccoyi — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 146
Anepischetosia maccoyi — COGGER 2014: 414 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, Victoria)

Type locality: Ringwood, Vic. [lectotype], designated by Coventry (1970).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: NMV D1851, designated by Coventry (1970), collector unknown. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2677 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Shea & Sadlier 1999 synonymized Anepischetosia brindabellaensis and A. sharmani with Nannoscincus (= A.) maccoyi.

The genus Anepischetos is pre-occupied by Lepidoptera.

Type species: Siaphos maccoyi LUCAS & FROST 1894: 85 is the type species of the genus Anepischetosia WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985. Anepischetos sharmani is the type species of the genus Anepischetos WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984: 84. 
EtymologyNamed after Sir Frederick McCoy, K.C.M.G.

The genus name Anepischetos means 'unrestrained' and alludes to the ideal intellectual state. 
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
  • Coventry, A. J. 1970. Reptile and amphibian type specimens housed in the National Museum of Victoria. Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 31: 115-124. - get paper here
  • Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here
  • Hutchinson, M.N. 1979. The reptiles of Kinglake National Park. Victorian Naturalist 96: 124-134 - get paper here
  • Lucas, A. H. S. & Frost, C. 1894. The lizards indigenous to Victoria. Proc. R. Soc. Vict. (ns) 6: 24-92 - get paper here
  • Murphy M J 1995. Microsympatry between two species of fossorial skink on the New South Wales south coast. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 25 (1): 51-52
  • Robertson, Peter; A. John Coventry 2019. Reptiles of Victoria. CSIRO Publishing, 332 pp. [review in Eipper 2020] - get paper here
  • Sadlier R A 1990. The scincid lizard genus Nannoscincus Gunther: a reevaluation. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29 (3): 487-494 - get paper here
  • Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M.; Smith, S.A. 2006. A new species of Nannoscincus Gunther (Squamata: Scincidae) from high elevation forest in southern New Caledonia. Rec. Austral. Mus. 58 (1):29-36. - 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
  • Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
  • Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp.
 
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