Liopholis parva APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN, 2024
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Liopholis parva
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: North-West Cape Skink |
| Synonym | Liopholis parva APLIN, MARYAN, ARMSTRONG, PAVEY & DONNELLAN 2024: 316 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Learmonth Air Weapons Range, North-West Cape (-22.45, 113.83), Western Australia, Australia |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. 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). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: 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) 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 4733 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map see Aplin et al. 2024: 306 (Fig. 1) |
| Etymology | From the Latin parvus, small, little, minute, in specific reference to the distinctive small size of this species. Used as a noun in apposition. |
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