Species Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lygosoma (Mocoa) platynotum Peters, W. 1881. (Eine Mitteilung über drei neue Eidechsen, zu der Familie der Scincoiden gehörig, eine Lipinia (mit geckonenähnlicher Bildung der Zehen) aus Neu-Guinea und zwei Mocoa aus Neuholland). Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1881: 81-85 [84].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 9509, Adelaide, SA (presumably in error).
• Acritoscincus donnellani Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [22].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM R116958 (previously AMF 16644), 1.6 km W of 'The Flags' via Walcha, NSW.

  Secondary source:

   Shea, G.M. & Sadlier, R.A. 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 15: 1-91 [58].

 

Generic Combinations

• Leiolopisma platynota (Peters, 1881).
• Acritoscincus platynotum (Peters, 1881).

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, diurnal, open forest, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.

 

General References

Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [126]

 

Common Name References

CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Red-throated Skink)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	SCINCIDAE	17-Feb-2016	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		20-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)