Species Eremiascincus douglasi (Storr, 1967)

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• Sphenomorphus isolepis douglasi Storr, G.M. 1967. The genus Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50: 10-20 [16].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R23446, Darwin, NT [12°25'S 130°49'E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Glaphyromorphus douglasi (Storr, 1967).
• Eremiascincus douglasi (Storr, 1967). —
  Mecke, S., Doughty, P. & Donnellan, S.C. 2009. A new species of Eremiascincus (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the Great Sandy Desert and Pilbara Coast, Western Australia and reassignment of eight species from Glaphyromorphus to Eremiascincus. Zootaxa 2246: 1-20 [6] (transferred from Glaphyromorphus)

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)

Ecological Descriptors

Nocturnal, terrestrial, woodland.

 

General References

Cogger, H.G. & Lindner, D.A. 1974. Frogs and reptiles in fauna survey of the Port Essington District, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory of Australia. In Frith, H.J. & Calaby, J.H. (eds) CSIRO Div. Wildl. Res. Tech. Pap. 28: 63–107. (taxonomy)

Storr, G.M. 1972. Revisionary notes on the Sphenomorphus isolepis complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 47: 1-5 (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. [31] (Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		16-Dec-2011	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)