Species Egernia formosa Fry, 1914
Goldfields Crevice-skink
- Egernia formosa Fry, D.B. 1914. On a collection of reptiles and batrachians from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery 1: 174-210 [184, pl. 27 fig. 2 text fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype AM R3058, Perth ('in error, probably for Boulder, WA', see Storr (1978)).Type locality references:
Storr, G.M. 1978. The genus Egernia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 147-187.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Coolgardie (COO), Gascoyne (GAS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, diurnal, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, tall shrubland, viviparous.
General References
Storr, G.M. 1978. The genus Egernia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 147-187 (taxonomy)
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. [28] (Goldfields Crevice-skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 06-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |