Egernia richardi (PETERS, 1869)
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Egernia richardi
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bright Crevice-skink E: Dark Spinytail Skink [carinata] |
| Synonym | Tropidolepisma richardi PETERS 1869: 787 Egernia carinata SMITH 1939 Egernia carinata — GLAUERT 1960: 72 Egernia carinata — STORR 1978: 167 Egernia carinata — COGGER 1983: 155 Egernia richardi — COGGER 1983 Egernia carinata — COGGER 2000: 457 Egernia richardi — COGGER 2000: 470 Egernia richardi — DOUGHTY et al. 2011 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Alligator River, North Australia carinata: Australia (South Australia, Western Australia); Type locality: Toolbrunup, W. A. |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ZMB 6613 Holotype: FMNH 11729 [carinata] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (carinata). Dorsal scales tri-, quadri- and quinquecarinate, the keels rather weak, but plainly visible; 30 scales around middle of body; frontal broader and somewhat larger than interparietal; tail shorter than body or but little longer, pluricarinate, not spinose; two mid-dorsal rows of scales on basal third or half of tail; no distinct or indistinct dorsolateral light stripe; dorsal spots considerably more than half the width of a scale (Smith 1939). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 30 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Not listed as a valid species by CHAPPLE 2003. E. carinata is a synonym of E. richardi fide Mike Gardner, pers. comm., 2009/05/13). |
| Etymology | Named after Moritz Richard Schomburgk (1811-1891), who was working as a gardener at the Palace of Sans Souci (1840) when he had the opportunity to accompany his more famous brother, Sir Robert Schomburgk (1804-1865), on an expedition to British Guiana (Guyana) and Venezuela (1841-1844). |
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