CAVS: 2555
Species Glaphyromorphus pumilus (Boulenger, 1887)
Dwarf Mulch-skink
- Lygosoma ornatum Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 60-69 [1878 on title page] [64] [junior homonym of Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843].
Type data:
Holotype AM R31848, Endeavour River, QLD. - Lygosoma pumilum Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xii 575 pp. 40 pls. [325, pl. 26 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.8.3.34, Cape York, QLD; BMNH 1946.8.15.63, Cape York, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [186] (as Sphenomorphus pumilus)
Generic Combinations
- Glaphyromorphus pumilus (Boulenger, 1887).
- Sphenomorphus pumilus (Boulenger, 1887).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, nocturnal, woodland.
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] (Dwarf Mulch-skink)
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) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 21-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |