CAVS: 5274
Species Eremiascincus musivus Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan, 2009
Mosaic Desert Skink
- Eremiascincus musivus 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 [10].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R165266 ♂, WA, 20 km ENE Karratha [20°47'10"S 116°38'29"E].
Paratype(s) WAM 7♂ 4♀ (same general region as holotype).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
" …Pilbara Coast, Dampierland and the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia"
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Grassland.
Extra Ecological Information
" …found in desert habitats, buffel- and spinifex grassland and low shrub"
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SCINCIDAE | 02-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |