Species Emoia longicauda (Macleay, 1877)
Shrub Whiptail-skink
- Euprepis longicaudis Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 60-69 [1878 on title page] [68].
Type data:
Lectotype AM R31859, Darnley Is., Torres Strait, QLD. - Euprepis simillimus Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 60-69 [1878 on title page] [69].
Type data:
Lectotype AM R31855, Mawatta, Binaturi River (as Katow), Papua New Guinea. - Emoa cuneiceps De Vis, C.W. 1890. Reptiles from New Guinea. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5: 497-500 [498].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM (not found), St. Joseph River, Papua New Guinea.
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. [162]
- Brown, W.C. 1991. The lizards of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) with observations on their evolution and biogeography. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 15: i-vi 1-94
Generic Combinations
- Emoia longicauda (Macleay, 1877).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also in New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, oviparous, woodland.
General References
Brown, W.C. 1954. Notes on several lizards of the genus Emoia, with descriptions of new species from the Solomon Islands. Fieldiana Zoology 34: 263-276 (taxonomy)
Ingram, G.J. 1979. The occurrence of lizards of the genus Emoia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 19: 431-437
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. [30] (Shrub Whiptail-skink)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 21-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |