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Tiliqua multifasciata STERNFELD, 1919

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Centralian Bluetongue, Centralian Blue-Tongued Lizard 
SynonymTiliqua occipitalis multifasciata STERNFELD 1919: 79
Tiliqua occipitalis multifasciata — STERNFELD 1925: 242
Tiliqua occipitalis nossiteri GLAUERT 1923: 59
Tiliqua occipitalis auriculare KINGHORN 1931
Tiliqua occipitalis multifasciata — GLAUERT 1960: 69
Tiliqua multifasciata — COGGER 1983: 190
Tiliqua multifasciata — COGGER 2000: 577
Tiliqua multifasciata — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales)

Type locality: (lectotype locality) Hermannsburg Mission, Upper Finke River, N. T.  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesLectotype: SMF 14037, from Hermannsburg Mission, Upper Finke River, N. T., designated by Mertens (1967).
Syntypes: WAM R1013, from Wallal, W. A., remaining three syntypes not cited by number in original description fide COGGER 1983 [Tiliqua occipitalis nossiteri].
Holotype: WAM R10080, from Broome, W. A. [Tiliqua occipitalis auriculare]. 
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CommentSynonymy after COGGER 1983.

Photo in Elaphe 19 (2): 79 [2011]. 
EtymologyPresumably named after the Latin multus (much) plus fasciatus (banded), in reference to the multiple narrow bands on the body and tail in this species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
References
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  • 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.
  • 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
  • Dittmer, D. E., Chapman, T. L. & Bidwell, J. R. 2020. In the shadow of an iconic inselberg: Uluru’s shadow influences climates and reptile assemblage structure at its base. J. Arid Environ. 181, 104179 (2020) - get paper here
  • Even,Eddy 2005. Reptielen zoeken in Australië. Lacerta 63 (2): 48-65 - get paper here
  • Fyfe G 1984. Some notes on sympatry between Tiliqua occipitalis and Tiliqua multifasciata in the Ayers Rock region and their associations with aboriginal people of the area. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 15 (1) 1983: 18-19
  • Glauert, L. 1923. Contributions to the fauna of Western Australia. 3. Annotated list of lizards from Wallal. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 9: 57-60
  • Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt. 1. The genera Tiliqua, Trachysaurus and Egernia. Western Australian Naturalist 7 (3): 67-77 - 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
  • Kinghorn, J. R. 1931. Herpetological notes 2. Rec. Austral. Mus. 18: 85-91 - get paper here
  • Mertens, R. 1967. Die herpetologische Sektion des Natur-Museums und Forschungs-Institutes Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main nebst einem Verzeichnis ihrer Typen. Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 1-106 - get paper here
  • Mitchell, F. J. 1950. The scincid genera Egernia and Tiliqua (Lacertilia). Rec. South Austral. Mus. 9: 275-308 - get paper here
  • Peterson, Magnus and Dean C. Metcalfe. 2014. Tiliqua multifasciata (centralian bluetongue lizard) predation. Herpetological Review 45 (2): 333 - get paper here
  • Pianka, E. R. 1969. Habitat specificity, speciation, and species density in Australian desert lizards. Ecology 50 (3): 498-502 - get paper here
  • Pianka, E. R. 1972. Zoogeography and speciation of Australian desert lizards: an ecological perspective. Copeia 1972 (1): 127-144 - get paper here
  • Pianka, E. R. 2011. Notes on the ecology of some uncommon skinks in the Great Victoria Desert. Western Australian Naturalist 28: 50-60 - get paper here
  • Price-Rees, Samantha J. and Richard Shine 2011. A Backpack Method for Attaching GPS Transmitters to Bluetongue Lizards (Tiliqua, Scincidae). Herp. Cons. Biol. 6 (1) - get paper here
  • Price-Rees, Samantha J., Gregory P. Brown, and Richard Shine 2014. Activity Patterns and Movements of Free-Ranging Bluetongue Lizards (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia and Tiliqua multifasciata) in the Australian Wet-Dry Tropics. Journal of Herpetology Sep 2014, Vol. 48, No. 3: 298-305. - get paper here
  • Shea G M; Peterson M 1981. Observations on sympatry of the social lizards Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld and T. occipitals [occipitalis] (Peters). Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (1) 1981: 27-28
  • Sternfeld, R. 1919. Neue Schlangen und Echsen aus Zentralaustralien. Senckenbergiana 1: 76-83 - get paper here
  • Sternfeld, R. 1925. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 38: 221—251
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  • Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp.
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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