Species Eremiascincus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867)
Narrow-banded Sand-swimmer, Thick-tailed Skink
- Hinulia fasciolata Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 20(8): 45-68 [47].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1946.8.3.49, Port Curtis and Rockhampton, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1946.8.13.91, Rockhampton.Subsequent designation references:
Mecke, S., Doughty, P. & Donnellan, S.C. 2013. Redescription of Eremiascincus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with clarification of its synonyms and the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3701: 473–517 [583]. - Euprepes striatulus Steindachner, F. 1867. Reptilien. pp. 1–98 in, Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorff-Urbair. Zoologie 1(3). Vienna : State Printer. [1869 on title page] [49].
Type data:
Holotype NHMW 9720, NSW.
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. [163]
Generic Combinations
- Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) fasciolatum fasciolatum (Günther, 1867). —
Worrell, E. 1963. Reptiles of Australia; Crocodiles, Turtles, Tortoises, Lizards, Snakes. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xv 207 pp. [55] - Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) fasciolatum (Günther, 1867). —
Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39: 213-234 [220] - Lygosoma fasciolatum (Günther, 1867). —
Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xii 575 pp. 40 pls. [236] - Sphenomorphus fasciolatus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867). —
Loveridge, A. 1934. Australian reptiles in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 77: 243-383 [354] - Eremiascincus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867).
- Sphenomorphus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867). —
Mittleman, M.B. 1952. A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117(17): 1-35 [Publication 4096] [24]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Desert Uplands (DEU), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, fossorial, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, low open woodland, low shrubland, low woodland, nocturnal, open scrub, oviparous, tall shrubland, tussock grassland, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Sand swimming.
General References
Greer, A.E. 1979. Eremiascincus, a new generic name for some Australian sand swimming skinks (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Records of the Australian Museum 32: 321-338 (taxonomy)
Mecke, S., Doughty, P. & Donnellan, S.C. 2013. Redescription of Eremiascincus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with clarification of its synonyms and the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3701: 473–517 (full taxonomic history, redescription, removal of names from synonymy)
Storr, G.M. 1974. Revision of the Sphenomorphus richardsonii species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 66-70 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Narrow-banded Sand-swimmer)
Mecke, S., Doughty, P. & Donnellan, S.C. 2013. Redescription of Eremiascincus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with clarification of its synonyms and the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3701: 473–517 [583] (Narrow-banded Sand-swimmer)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | Eremiascincus Greer, 1979 | 29-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 21-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |