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Ctenotus rungulla ZOZAYA, CASE & HOSKIN, 2024

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Rungulla Rock Ctenotus 
SynonymCtenotus rungulla ZOZAYA, CASE & HOSKIN 2024: 7 
DistributionAustralia (NC Queensland)

Type locality: Gilbert River Reserve for Natural Resource Management (19.0175°S, 143.5420°E), approximately 2.5 km southwest of Agate Creek Fossicking Area  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. QM J97909 (Fig. 5; GenBank accession PP788571), collected by D. Case 08 Septem- ber 2022.
Paratypes. QM J97908 & J97910, locality and collector details as for holotype; QM J97911, Gilberton Station, (19.2167°S, 143.6413°E), collected by N.P. Gale, W.J. Read, and J.M. Wright; QM J97917 & J97918, Hampstead Springs Station (19.8542°S, 143.6411°E), collected by S.M. Zozaya, W.J. Read, and S.A. Macor. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed for Rungulla National Park, in the traditional lands of the Agwamin people (also spelled "Ewamian"). Used as a noun in apposition. Note that the species has not been collected from what is now Rungulla NP, but it was observed in the area by Keith McDonald in the early 2000's. 
References
  • Zozaya, S.M., Case, D.W. & Hoskin, C.J. 2024. Ctenotus rungulla sp. nov. (Scincidae; Sphenomorphinae), a new sandstone-associated skink that highlights reptile endemism in Queensland's Gregory Range. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 67: 1–16 - get paper here
 
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