Species Bellatorias obiri (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
Arnhem Land Egernia, Arnhem Land Gorges Skink, Arnhem Land Skink, Arnhem Rock Skink, Malkadjba [Australian Indigenous], Wadjborrolo [Australian Indigenous]
- Hortonia obiri Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [30].
Type data:
Holotype NTM R1190, 3 km SW Oenpelli, NT. - Egernia arnhemensis Sadlier, R.A. 1990. A new species of scincid lizard from western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 7(2): 29-33 [30].
Type data:
Holotype NTM R0809, 6.1 km SW of Oenpelli, NT [12°22'S 133°02'E].
Generic Combinations
- Bellatorias obiri (Wells & Wellington, 1985). —
Gardner, M.G., Hugall, A.F., Donnellan, S.C., Hutchinson, M.N. & Foster, R. 2008. Molecular systematics of social skinks: phylogeny and taxonomy of the Egernia group (Reptilia: Scincidae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 154: 781-794 [791]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Plateau (ARP)
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. [29] (Arnhem Land Gorges Skink)
Hoffmann, E.P. 2023. Searching for the Arnhem rock skink, Bellatorias obiri. Final Report 2022–2023. Territory Natural Resource Management, Darwin. pp. 1-48 (Arnhem Rock Skink)
Macdonald, S. 31 Oct 2017. Arnhem Land skink: Bellatorias obiri - (Wells & Wellington, 1985). Australian Reptile Online Database. https://arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Bellatorias/obiri?q=Bellatorias%20obiri [accessed 2 May 2024] (Arnhem Land Skink)
Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) 24 Nov 2023. Bellatorias obiri — Arnhem Land Egernia. Species Profile and Threats Database. https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=83161 [accessed 2 May 2024] (Arnhem Land Egernia)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 02-May-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |