Carlia tetradactyla (O'SHAUGHNESSY, 1879)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Southern Rainbow-skink
Synonym	Mocoa tetradactyla O'SHAUGHNESSY 1879: 300 Lygosoma maccooeyi RAMSAY & OGILBY 1890 Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) tetradactylum — LUCAS & FROST 1894: 79 Carlia tetradactyla — COGGER 1983 Carlia tetradactyla — COGGER 2000: 401 Carlia tetradactyla — DOLMAN & HUGALL 2008
Distribution	Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria) Type locality: unknown (fide COGGER 1983 labelled “Queensland ?”)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.17.43 (formerly 64.7.22.20)
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1658 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Synonymy after COGGER 1983.
Etymology	Presumably named after the Greek tetra (four) plus daktylos (finger), referring to the four fingers of the genus to which this species is now assigned. (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. 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 DONNELLAN, S.C.; P.J. COUPER, K. M. SAINT & L. WHEATON 2009. Systematics of the Carlia ‘fusca’ complex (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia. Zootaxa 2227: 1-31 - get paper here Ingram G; Covacevich J 1989. Revision of the genus Carlia (Reptilia, Scincidae) in Australia with comments on Carlia bicarinata of New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27 (2): 443-490 - get paper here Kay, G.M.; D. Michael; M. Crane; S. Okada; C. MacGregor; D. Florance; D. Trengove; L. McBurney; D. Blair; D.B. Lindenmayer. 2013. A list of reptiles and amphibians from Box Gum Grassy Woodlands in south-eastern Australia. Check List 9 (3):476-481 - 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 Michael, D.R.; D.B. Lindenmayer; M. Crane; C. MacGregor; R. Montague-Drake; L. McBurney. 2011. Reptilia, Murray catchment, New South Wales, southeastern Australia. Check List 7 (1):25-29 - get paper here Murphy, Michael J. 2016. Survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Yarrigan National Park in the Pilliga forest of northern inland New South Wales. Australian Zoologist 38 (2): 147- - get paper here O’Shaughnessy,A.W.E. 1879. Description of new species of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4: 295-303 - get paper here Ramsay, E. P. & Ogilby, J. D. 1890. Redescription of an Australian skink. Rec. Austral. Mus. 1: 8-9 - get paper here Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp. 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.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/tetrlive1.htm http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/tetrlive2.htm http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/tetrlive3.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Carlia/tetradactyla Google images

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