Tumbunascincus luteilateralis (COVACEVICH & MCDONALD, 1980)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Orange-speckled Forest-skink |
Synonym | Sphenomorphus luteilateralis COVACEVICH & MCDONALD 1980 Sphenomorphus luteilateralis — COGGER 1983 Concinnia luteilateralis — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1983 Eulamprus luteilateralis — FRANK & RAMUS 1995 Eulamprus luteilateralis — COGGER 2000: 485 Magmellia luteilateralis — WELLS 2009 Eulamprus luteilateralis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Tumbunascincus luteilateralis — SKINNER et al. 2013 Concinnia luteilateralis — COGGER 2014: 453 Magmellia luteilateralis — COGGER 2014: 978 (addendum) Magmellia luteilateralis — SHEA 2019 |
Distribution | Australia (CE Queensland) Type locality: Eungella National Park, in 21° OYS, 148° 35’ E, Qld. |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: QM J31685 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): Australian Sphenomorphus group scincids possessing the following combination of derived character states: third pair of enlarged chin scales separated by 5 (instead of 3) scale rows, visceral fat bodies absent, postmental contacts a single infralabial, lateral surfaces between forelimb and hind limb bright orange with small white spots (see Covacevich and McDonald, 1980). |
Comment | Type species: Sphenomorphus luteilateralis COVACEVICH & MCDONALD 1980 is the type species of the genus Tumbunascincus SKINNER et al. 2013. Phylogenetics: see Singhal et al. 2017 and 2018 for a phylogeny of Australian sphenomorphine skinks. Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014) Morphology: Hutchinson et al. 2021 present a table of morphological character states across 20 Australian sphenomorphine skinks, including this genus. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
Etymology | Named after Latin luteus = golden yellow, supposedly on the flanks (lateral), which are, however, rather orange. |
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