Species Egernia napoleonis (Gray, 1838)
South-western Crevice-skink
- Egernia bos Storr, G.M. 1960. Egernia bos, a new skink from the south coast of Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 7: 99-103 fig. 2 [99].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R10751, Cheyne Beach, 32 mi[les] E of Albany, WA. - Tiliqua napoleonis 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] [290] [ex Cuvier ms].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1242 (see Roux-Estève, R. 1979. Liste des Amphibiens et Reptiles des collections du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, récoltés par Lesueur (1778–1846). Bull. Trim. Soc. Géol. Normandie et Amis Muséum du Havre 66: 25–29), S coast of Australia (as Terre Napoléon; original description cites Australia).
Generic Combinations
- Egernia napoleonis (Gray, 1838).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open forest, open heath, 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. [29] (South-western Crevice-skink)
History of changes
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