Cyclodomorphus venustus SHEA & MILLER, 1995

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Slender Bluetongue
Synonym	Cyclodomorphus venustus SHEA & MILLER 1995 Cyclodomorphus venustus — COGGER 2000: 755 Zeusius sternfeldi WELLS 2007 (fide Glen Shea, pers. comm. 19 March 2013) Cyclodomorphus venustus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (arid interior of NE South Australia, SW Queensland, NE New South Wales) Type locality: Port Germein, SA, 33°01’S, 138° 00’ E, collected by T. D. Schwaner in 1980.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: SAMA R18869, Paratypes: AMS (AM), ANWC, SAM
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	From the Latin venustus (beautiful) in allusion to the bold complex colour pattern. (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 Shea G M. & Miller B. 1995. A taxonomic revision of the Cyclodomorphus branchialis species group (Squamata: Scincidae). Rec. Austral. Mus. 47 (3): 265-325. - 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 http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://www.lacerta.de/AS/Taxon.php?Genus=50&Species=269 http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/skinks/skinks.htm http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/elapidae… http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Cyclodomorphus… http://vimeo.com/98966790 Google images

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