CAVS: 2540
Species Carinascincus palfreymani (Rawlinson, 1974)
Pedra Branca Cool-skink
- Pseudemoia palfreymani Rawlinson, P.A. 1974. Revision of the endemic southeastern Australian lizard genus Pseudemoia (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 35: 87-96 [92, fig. 1 pl. 5 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype NMV D8868, Pedra Branca (as Pedra Blanca) Is., off southern coast of TAS [43°52'S 146°59'E].
Generic Combinations
- Niveoscincus palfreymani (Rawlinson, 1974). —
Hutchinson, M.N., Donnellan, S.C., Baverstock, P.R., Krieg, M., Simms, S. & Burgin, S. 1990. Immunological relationships and generic revision of the Australian lizards assigned to the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Australian Journal of Zoology 38: 535-554 [544] - Carinascincus palfreymani (Rawlinson, 1974). —
Couper, P.J., Covacevich, J.A., Amey, A.P. & Baker, A.M. 2006. The Genera of Skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its Island Territories: diversity, distribution and identification. pp. 367-384 in Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G. & Lee, M. (eds). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Sydney : Australian Scientific Publishing Pty Ltd 942 pp. [378]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, saxicoline, terrestrial, viviparous.
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. [35] (Pedra Branca Cool-skink)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SCINCIDAE | 01-Nov-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |