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Proablepharus tenuis (BROOM, 1896)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Northern Soil-crevice Skink 
SynonymAblepharus tenuis BROOM 1896:342
Ablepharus broomensis LÖNNBERG & ANDERSON 1913: 11
Ablepharis davisi COPLAND 1952: 121
Ablepharus broomensis — COPLAND 1952: 125
Ablepharis davisi — GLAUERT 1960: 117
Ablepharus broomensis — GLAUERT 1960: 120
Proablepharus tenuis — FUHN 1969
Proablepharus davisi — GREER 1974: 18
Proablepharus tenuis — GREER 1974: 18 (inc. sed.)
Proablepharus broomensis — GREER 1974: 18 (inc. sed.)
Proablepharus tenuis — COGGER 1983: 182
Proablepharus tenuis — COGGER 2000: 559
Proablepharus tenuis — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Proablepharus tenuis — COUPER et al. 2018 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

broomensis: NW Australia; Type locality: Broome, N of W Australia.

Type locality: Muldiva, Qld.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 96.11.21.1.
Syntypes: NRM (NHRM) 3098, NHRM 3101, from Broome, W. A. [Ablepharis broomensis]
Holotype: AM R18684, from Harding Ranges, 8 mi W to 8 mi NW from Munja Station, Walcott Inlet, NW Australia, N. T. [Ablepharis davisi] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately 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 1541 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy after Storr 1975, COGGER 1983.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “tenuis” = slender. 
References
  • Broom, R. 1896. On two new species of Ablepharus from north Queensland. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 18: 342-343 - 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.
  • Copland, S. J. 1952. Taxonomic notes on the genus Ablepharus (Sauria: Scincidae). Ill. A new species from north-west Australia. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 77: 121-125 - get paper here
  • Copland, Stephen J. 1952. "Taxonomic notes on the genus Ablepharus (Sauria: Scincidae). III. A new species from North-west Australia" and "A mainland race of the scincid lizard Lygosoma trunkcatum (Peters)". Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 77 (3/4): 121-131, 2 plates - get paper here
  • 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
  • Couper, Patrick J.; Conrad J. Hoskin, Sally Potter, Jason G. Bragg & Craig Moritz 2018. A New Genus to Accommodate Three Skinks Currently Assigned to Proablepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 60; 227-231. - get paper here
  • Fuhn, I. E. 1969. Revision and redefinition of the genus Ablepharus Lichtenstein 1823 (Reptilia, Scincidae). Revue Roum. Biol. -Zool. 14: 23-41.
  • Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt. 3. The genus Ablepharus. Western Australian Naturalist 7: 115-122 - get paper here
  • Greer A E 1981. A new species of Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the biology and relationships of the genus. Rec. Austral. Mus. 33 (2): 89-122 [1980] - get paper here
  • Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here
  • Greer, A.E.; Fisher, A. & Horner, P. 2004. A new species of Proablepharus (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Northern Territory of Australia. The Beagle (Rec NT Mus. Arts Sci.) 20: 199-205 - get paper here
  • Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - get paper here
  • Lönnberg, E., and L. G. Andersson. 1913. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. III. Reptiles. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar, Stockholm, 52: 1-17 - get paper here
  • Storr, G. M. 1975. The genus Proablepharus (Scincidae: Lacertilia) in Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 3: 335-338 - get paper here
  • Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum
  • 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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