Subspecies Hemiergis initialis initialis (Werner, 1910)

Museums

Regional Maps

• 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 and IMCRA regions

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

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	Hemiergis Wagler, 1830	23-Sep-2020	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		21-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)