Species Morethia lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
West Coast Morethia Skink
- Ablepharus lineoocellatus Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 5 viii 854 pp. [Date published Nov-1839] [817].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP 3092 (pentadactyle syntype with snout-vent length 42 mm, tail 51 mm; other 2 specimens, under MNHP 3092, referred to Menetia greyii Gray, 1845), Australia. - Morethia anomalus Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xxviii 289 pp. [65].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1946.8.15.75 (other syntype, BMNH 1946.8.15.74, referred to Morethia obscura Storr, 1972), WA.
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. [180]
Generic Combinations
- Morethia lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open forest, open heath, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
Greer, A.E. 1980. A new species of Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the biology and relationships of the genus. Records of the Australian Museum 33: 89-122 (taxonomy)
Rawlinson, P.A. 1976. The endemic Australian lizard genus Morethia (Scincidae: Lygosominae) in southern Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 37: 27-41 (taxonomy)
Smyth, M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 16: 1-14 (taxonomy)
Storr, G.M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 55: 73-79 (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. [35] (West Coast Morethia Skink)
History of changes
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