Species Egernia richardi (Peters, 1869)
Bright Crevice-skink
- Egernia carinata Smith, H.M. 1939. A new Australian lizard, with a note on Hemiergis. Field Museum of Natural History Publications, Zoological Series 24: 11-14 [11, fig. 3].
Type data:
Holotype FMNH 11729, Toolbrunup, WA. - Tropidolepisma richardi Peters, W. 1869. Mitteilung über Saurier. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869: 786-790 [787] [provenance of only known specimen (the holotype) is doubtful, as it is identical in most respects to Egernia carinata Smith, 1939 from southern WA and over which its name has precedence if the two are considered, as here, to be conspecific].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 6613, Alligator River, N Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Egernia richardi (Peters, 1869).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern semi-arid interior, WA.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Hampton (HAM), Mallee (MAL), Nullarbor (NUL)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [29] (Bright Crevice-skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 21-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |