Lissolepis luctuosa (PETERS, 1866)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Egerniinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Western Mourning Skink, Western Glossy Swamp Skink |
Synonym | Cyclodus (Omolepida) luctuosus PETERS 1866: 90 Egernia lauta DE VIS 1888 Egernia luctuosa — COGGER 1983 Tiliqua luctuosa — GLAUERT 1960 Egernia luctuosa — STORR 1978: 174 Egernia luctuosa — COGGER 2000: 465 Egernia luctuosa — COUPER et al. 2006: 380 Lissolepis luctuosus — GARDNER et al. 2008 |
Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: “King George (Südwestaustralien). |
Reproduction | viviparous. |
Types | Holotype: ZMB 5380 |
Diagnosis | Definition (genus Lissolepis): The clade comprising Lissolepis luctuosa (Peters, 1866), and all organisms or species that share a more recent common ancestor with Lissolepis luctuosa than with Tiliqua scincoides, Egernia cunninghami, Liopholis whitii or Bellatorias major. Description (genus Lissolepis): A genus of Egernia Group skinks; medium-sized lizards (adult SVL 100–130 mm); head and body squarish in cross-section; dorsal scales smooth, in 20–28 rows; nasal scale with a long (coventryi) to short (luctuosa) postnarial groove; complete subocular scale row; eyes relatively small, the eyelids similarly coloured to the adjacent scales. |
Comment | Synonymy after COGGER 1983. Type Species: Cyclodus (Omolepida) luctuosus PETERS 1866 is the type species of the genus Lissolepis PETERS 1872. |
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