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Harrisoniascincus zia (INGRAM & EHMANN, 1981)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Rainforest Cool-skink, Beech Skink 
SynonymLeiolopisma zia INGRAM & EHMANN 1981
Leiolopisma zia — COGGER 1983
Harrisoniascincus zia — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984: 30
Cautula zia — HUTCHINSON et al. 1990
Pseudemoia zia — FRANK & RAMUS 1995
Cautula zia — COGGER 2000: 571
Harrisoniascincus zia — GREER 2005 (online)
Harrisoniascincus zia — COUPER et al. 2006: 381
Harrisoniascincus zia — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 258
Harrisoniascincus zia — COGGER 2014: 572 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, Queensland)

Type locality: Mt. Superbus State Forest, in 28° 13’ S, 152° 26’ E, SE Qld.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J30563 
Diagnosis 
CommentType species: Leiolopisma zia INGRAM & EHMANN 1981 is the type species of the genus Harrisoniascincus WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984: 30.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyAn arbitrary combination of letters meant to draw attention to an otherwise drab brown skink. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) However, “Zia” is also a first name and may refer to the Zia people of New Guinea.

The genus Harrisoniascincus was named after “the late Dr Launcelot Harrison, of Sydney University, N.S.W." (Wells & Wellington, 1985). Launcelot Harrison (13 July 1880 - 20 February 1928) worked with his PhD student Hazel Claire Weekes to publish the first description of the placenta of the skink Pseudemoia pagenestecheri (Harrison & Weekes, 1925). 
References
  • Chapple, D., Chapple, S., Smith, S., Shea, G., Brennan, I., & Sadlier, R. 2023. Phylogenetic relationships in the Eugongylini (Squamata: Scincidae): generic limits and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 70(6): 165–203 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Hutchinson M N; Donnellan S C; Baverstock P R; Krieg M; Simms S; Burgin S 1990. Immunological relationships and generic revision of the Australian lizards assigned to the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Australian Journal of Zoology 38 (5): 535-554 - get paper here
  • Ingram G; Ehmann H 1981. A new species of scincid lizard of the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae) from southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (2): 307-310 - get paper here
  • Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp.
  • Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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