Species Calyptotis scutirostrum (Peters, 1873)
Scute-snouted Calyptotis
- Lygosoma scutirostrum Peters, W. 1873. Mitteilung über neue Saurier (Spoeriodactylus, Anolis, Phrynosoma, Tropidolepisma, Lygosoma, Ophioscincus) aus Centralamerica, Mexico und Australien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1873: 738-747 [1874 on title page] [743].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 7823, Port Clinton (as Port Bowen), QLD. - Cophoscincus obscurus O'Shaughnessy, A.W.E. 1874. Description of a new species of skink. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 14: 35 [35].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.8.16.97, QLD. - Calyptotis flaviventer De Vis, C.W. 1886. On a lizard and three species of Salarias etc. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 2: 56-60 [1885 on title page] [57].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM (not found), Breakfast Creek, near Brisbane, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [187] (as Sphenomorphus scutirostrus)
Generic Combinations
- Sphenomorphus scutirostrum (Peters, 1873). —
Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [187] - Calyptotis scutirostrum (Peters, 1873). —
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [424]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, closed forest, fossorial, nocturnal, open forest, tall forest, woodland.
General References
Czechura, G.V. 1976. Additional notes on the Conondale Range herpetofauna. Herpetofauna 8: 2-4 (taxonomy)
Longman, H.A. 1916. Snakes and lizards from Queensland and the Northern Territory. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 5: 46-51 (taxonomy, as Calyptotis flaviventer)
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] (Scute-snouted Calyptotis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LACERTILIA | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |