Carlia pulla (BARBOUR, 1911)
We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search:
Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | |
Synonym | Leiolopisma pullum BARBOUR 1911 Lygosoma pullum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 242 Carlia pulla — ZUG 2004: 44 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (north coast from Sermowai River eastward to Aitape).
Type locality: “Humboldt’s Bay, Dutch New Guinea”
|
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MCZ R7486 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4280 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | |
Etymology | Named probably after the Latin word “pullus” = dark-colored or blackish. |
References |
- Austin, Christopher C.; Eric N. Rittmeyer; Lauren A. Oliver; John O. Andermann; George R. Zug; Gordon H. Rodda; Nathan D. Jackson 2011. The bioinvasion of Guam: inferring geographic origin, pace, pattern and process of an invasive lizard (Carlia) in the Pacific using multi-locus genomic data. Biol Invasions 13:1951–1967 - get paper here
- Barbour, T. 1911. New lizards and a new toad from the Dutch East Indies, with notes on other species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 24: 15-22. - get paper here
- 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
- Zug,G. R. 2004. Systematics of the Carlia “fusca” lizards (Squamata: Scincidae) of New Guinea and Nearby Islands. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. 5: 1-83
|
External links |
|
Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator