Species Hemiergis quadrilineata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Chelomeles quadrilineatus Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 5 viii 854 pp. [Date published Nov-1839] [774].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP RA 7140, Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Hemiergis quadrilineata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839). —
  Mittleman, M.B. 1952. A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117(17): 1-35 [Publication 4096] [29]
• Hemiergis peronii quadrilineata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839). —
  Storr, G.M. 1975. The genus Hemiergis (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 251-260 [255]
• Lygosoma quadrilineatum (Duméril & Bibron, 1839). —
  Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xii 575 pp. 40 pls. [328]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Hemiergis peronii Gray, 1831 [a misidentification]. —
  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.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Coastal regions of WA, from about Busselton to Leeman

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

General References

Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [576]

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. [166] (as junior synonym of Hemiergis peronii (Gray, 1831))

 

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] (Two-toed Earless Skink)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	Hemiergis Wagler, 1830	24-Sep-2020	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		21-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)