Species Liopholis striata (Sternfeld, 1919)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Egernia striata Sternfeld, R. 1919. Neue Schlangen und Echsen aus Zentralaustralien. Senckenbergiana Biologica 1: 76-83 [79].

  Type data:

   Lectotype SMF 13998, Hermannsburg Mission, upper Finke River, NT.

 

Generic Combinations

• Liopholis striata (Sternfeld, 1919). —
  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, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Central Ranges (CR), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, desert, low open shrubland, noctidiurnal, tall shrubland, viviparous.

 

General References

Pianka, E.R. 1972. Zoogeography and speciation of Australian desert lizards: an ecological perspective. Copeia 1972: 127-144 (ecology)

Pianka, E.R. & Giles, W.F. 1982. Notes on the biology of two species of nocturnal skinks, Egernia inornata and Egernia striata, in the Great Victoria Desert. Western Australian Naturalist 15: 8-13

Storr, G.M. 1968. Revision of the Egernia whitei species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 51: 51-62 (taxonomy)

Storr, G.M. 1978. The genus Egernia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 147-187 (taxonomy)

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)

 

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] (Nocturnal Desert-skink)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		21-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		02-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)