Generic Combinations

• Hemiergis initialis (Werner, 1910).

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, viviparous, woodland.

General References

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. [165] (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 165), in which Cogger listed synonyms)

Storr, G.M., Smith, L.A. & Johnstone, R.E. 1981. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Perth : University of Western Australia Press and Western Australian Museum 200 pp. (taxonomy)

Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [230]

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] (Southwestern Earless Skink)

History of changes

• Hemiergis initialis brookeri Storr, G.M. 1975. The genus Hemiergis (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 251-260 [254].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R24677, 40 km WSW of Caiguna, WA [32°20'S 125°00'E].

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

South-east WA across the Great Australian Bight from Mt Ragged, WA, to Kimba, SA

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Hampton (HAM), Nullarbor (NUL)

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, viviparous, woodland.

General References

Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [575]

History of changes

• Lygosoma (Hemiergis) initiale Werner, F. 1910. Reptilia (Geckonidae und Scincidae). pp. 451-493 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 2. [480].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) NHMW 16637, Lion Mill, SW Australia; ZMH 3503, Lion Mill, SW Australia; ZMB 21465 3 specimens, Lion Mill, SW Australia.

Generic Combinations

• Hemiergis initialis initialis (Werner, 1910). —
  Storr, G.M. 1975. The genus Hemiergis (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 251-260 [252]
• Hemiergis initialis (Werner, 1910). —
  Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt 2. The genus Lygosoma. The Western Australian Naturalist 7(4): 81-99 [92] (new combination, as Lygosoma (Hemiergis) initialis)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SW corner of WA from the Darling Range south to Albany and east to about 124°E

IBRA

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, viviparous, woodland.

General References

Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [575]

History of changes