Species Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis (Macleay, 1877)
Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink, Dark-tailed Skink
- Hinulia atrocostata 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] [62] [junior homonym of Scincus atrocostata Lesson, 1830].
Type data:
Holotype AM R31850, Mawatta, Binaturi River (as Katow), Papua New Guinea. - Mocoa nigricaudis 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] [63].
Type data:
Lectotype AM R31840, Darnley Is., Torres Strait, QLD. - Lygosoma (Hinulia) elegantulum Peters, W. & Doria, G. 1878. Catalogo dei Rettili e dei Batraci raccolti da O. Beccari, L.M. d'Albertis A.A. Bruijn nella sotto-regione Austro-Malese. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 13: 323-450 [344].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCG C.E.27864, Somerset, Cape York Peninsula, QLD; whereabouts unknown remaining syntypes.
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 Sphenomoprphus nigricaudis)
Generic Combinations
- Sphenomorphus nigricaudis (Macleay, 1877).
- Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis (Macleay, 1877).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital in New Guinea
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, nocturnal, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Oviparous (part), viviparous (part).
General References
Copland, S.J. 1946. Catalogue of reptiles in the Macleay Museum I. Sphenomorphus pardalis (Macleay) and Sphenomorphus nigricaudis nigricaudis (Macleay). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 70: 291-311 (taxonomy)
Greer, A.E. 1979. A new Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the rainforests of northeastern Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 373-383 (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. [31] (Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 21-May-2023 | SCINCIDAE | 23-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 21-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |