Species Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881)
Red-throated Skink
- 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.
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
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
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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) |