Species Lampropholis elliotensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz, 2018
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Species Lampropholis elliotensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz, 2018
Mt Elliot Rainforest Sunskink
- Lampropholis elliotensis Singhal, S., Hoskin, C.J., Couper, P., Potter, S. & Moritz, C. 2018. A framework for resolving cryptic species: a case study from the lizards of the Australian wet tropics. Systematic Biology 67(6): 1061-1075 [1069, A4] (full description in Appendix 1, pA4 (Supplementary Material to publication)).Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6CE54452-528E-4B3E-9655-AC2262A26849
Type data:
Holotype QM J91382, Mt Elliot, QLD [19° 28' 55" S, 146° 59' E].
Paratype(s) QM J52841-44, J54810-17, J91116, J91385-86, n=15, various locations on Mt Elliot, QLD.
Introduction
Can only be reliably separated from L. coggeri and L. similiss by genetic analysis or distribution, see Singhal et al. (2018) for details.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mt Elliot, south of Townsville, QLD, all records from above 600 m elevation
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
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 | SQUAMATA | 15-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| Lampropholis Fitzinger, 1843 | 13-Oct-2020 | ADDED |