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Higher TaxaScincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesCorucia zebrata alfredschmidti KÖHLER 1997
Corucia zebrata zebrata GRAY 1855 
Common NamesE: Solomon Island Skink
G: Wickelschwanz-Skink 
SynonymCorucia zebrata GRAY 1855: 345
Corucia zebrata — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995
Corucia zebrata — MCCOY 2006

Corucia zebrata alfredschmidti KÖHLER 1997
Corucia zebrata alfredschmidti — BÖHME 2010 
DistributionPapua New Guinea: Solomon Islands

Type locality: San Christoval, Solomon Islands

alfredschmidti: Bougainville; Type locality: Papua-Neuguinea, Insel Bougainville, A.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.21.91-92 (previously 55.11.7.19, 55.11.7.18), collected J. Macgillivray.
Holotype: SMF 77587, Paratypes in ZFMK, SMF and MTD (= MTKD) [alfredschmidti] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1518 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Corucia zebrata GRAY 1855: 345 is the type species of the genus Corucia GRAY 1855. 
EtymologyNamed after the banded pattern of most (but not all) specimens. 
References
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  • Brenneman, Rick A.; Engberg, S.E.; Shore, G.D. & Edward E. Louis Jr. 2007. PRIMER NOTE: Characterization of 21 microsatellite marker loci in the prehensile-tailed skink (Corucia zebrata). Molecular Ecology Notes 7: 1281–1283 - get paper here
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  • Hagen, Ingerid J. and C. Michael Bull 2011. Home Ranges in the Trees: Radiotelemetry of the Prehensile Tailed Skink, Corucia zebrata. Journal of Herpetology 45 (1): 36-39. - get paper here
  • Hagen, Ingerid J.; Ivar Herfindal, Stephen C. Donnellan, and C. Michael Bull 2013. Fine Scale Genetic Structure in a Population of the Prehensile Tailed Skink, Corucia zebrata. Journal of Herpetology Jun 2013, Vol. 47, No. 2: 308-313. - get paper here
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