Praeteropus auxilliger HUTCHINSON, COUPER, AMEY & WILMER, 2021
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Praeteropus auxilliger
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Praeteropus auxilliger HUTCHINSON, COUPER, AMEY & WILMER 2021 |
| Distribution | Australia (CE Queensland: Lake Elphinstone/Lenton Downs area and the Redcliffe Tableland) Type locality: Lake Elphinstone, mideastern Queensland (2183300600S, 14881305000E. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. QM J96697 (female), 24 November 2018 by G. Armstrong and P. Horner. Paratypes. QM J96698, QM J96699 (juv.) data as for holotype. QM J81749, Lenton Downs (2183303300S, 14880602600E); QM J92794, J92833, Stockton Creek crossing on access road, Redcliffe Tableland, north of Nebo (2180901600S, 14880905900E); QM J92834, lower section of a tributary of Sandy Creek that joins just above the gorge, Redcliffe Tableland, north of Nebo (2180204600S, 14880402100E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small species of Praeteropus with more than 100 paravertebral scales, 2 supraoculars, 5 supralabials, 4 infralabials, no prefrontals, and an undivided upper secondary temporal scale. Presacral vertebrae ‡50, 8 cervical vertebrae, 5 premaxillary teeth. Distinguished from all other species in the genus by its combination of a color pattern of blackish sides, contrasting sharply with a pale-brown dorsum and, in most adults, the presence of an ossification attached to the tip of the stapes (Hutchinson et al. 2021). Additional details (1660 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Noun in apposition, constructed from the Latin auxillium meaning an aid, as in a hearing aid, alluding to the bony block attached to the stapes, and the verb gero, to wear or carry. |
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