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Liopholis parva APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN, 2024

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: North-West Cape Skink 
SynonymLiopholis parva APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN 2024: 316 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: Learmonth Air Weapons Range, North-West Cape (-22.45, 113.83), Western Australia, Australia  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. WAM R156452, male, collected by M. Bamford, 17 March 2005. Fixed in 10% formalin, stored in 70% ethanol, liver tissue stored at SAMA as ABTC 101420.
Paratypes. Two from Western Australia. WAM R153831, female, Bullara Station (-22.89, 113.92); WAM R156453, male, Learmonth Air Weapons Range, North-West Cape (-22.45, 113.83). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A moderately robust, small-sized member of the L. inornata species group (maximum SVL 66 mm), with round pupil, smooth dorsal and caudal scales, a proportionally short neck and head, proportionally short forelimbs, a relatively short tail, up to 34 midbody scale rows, ≤ 24 fourth toe lamellae and a plain orange-brown colour with obscure pattern. (Aplin et al. 2024)


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CommentDistribution: for a map see Aplin et al. 2024: 306 (Fig. 1) 
EtymologyFrom the Latin parvus, small, little, minute, in specific reference to the distinctive small size of this species. Used as a noun in apposition. 
References
  • APLIN, K. P., MARYAN, B., ARMSTRONG, K. N., PAVEY, C. R., & DONNELLAN, S. C. 2024. Molecular and morphological assessment of the Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905) species group (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from northern Western Australia. Zootaxa 5551(2), 299-332 - get paper here
 
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