Species Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838)
Western Three-lined Skink
- Tiliqua trilineata Gray, J.E. 1838. Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. (contd.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2: 287-293 [1839 on title page] [291].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.8.19.75–7, Australia; BMNH 1946.8.19.72. - Lygosoma duperreyii Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 5 viii 854 pp. [Date published Nov-1839] [715] [var. A; ex Cocteau ms; non Tiliqua duperreyi Gray, 1838].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 7102 2 specimens, TAS, New Zealand and TAS (original description cites New Zealand and Australia).
Generic Combinations
- Leiolopisma trilineatum (Gray, 1838).
- Acritoscincus trilineatum (Gray, 1838).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, SA, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Alpine, arthropod-feeder, diurnal, low open woodland, open forest, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
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. [23] (Western Three-lined Skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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) |