Species Ophioscincus ophioscincus (Boulenger, 1887)
Yolk-bellied Snake-skink
- Ophioscincus australis Peters, W. 1873. Mitteilung über neue Saurier (Spoeriodactylus, Anolis, Phrynosoma, Tropidolepisma, Lygosoma, Ophioscincus) aus Centralamerica, Mexico und Australien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1873: 738-747 [1874 on title page] [747] [junior homonym; junior secondary homonym of Tiliqua australis Gray, 1838 and Lygosoma australis Gray, 1839].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 8046, Port Clinton, QLD (as Port Bowen). - Lygosoma ophioscincus Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xii 575 pp. 40 pls. [343] [replacement name; nom.nov. for Ophioscincus australis Peters, 1873, a junior secondary homonym within the genus Lygosoma].
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. [136] (as Anomalopus ophioscincus)
Generic Combinations
- Ophioscincus ophioscincus (Boulenger, 1887). —
Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xii 575 pp. 40 pls. [343] - Anomalopus ophioscincus (Boulenger, 1887). —
Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [136] - Saiphos ophioscincus (Boulenger, 1887). —
Skinner, A., Hutchinson, M.N. & Lee, M.S.Y. 2013. Phylogeny and divergence times of Australian Sphenomorphus group skinks (Scincidae, Squamata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69(3): 906-918 [914]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, oviparous, tall forest, woodland.
General References
Heyer, W.R. 1972. A new limbless skink (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Thailand with comments on the generic status of the limbless skinks of Southeast Asia. Fieldiana Zoology 58: 109-129 (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. [36] (Yolk-bellied Snake-skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SCINCIDAE | 12-May-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | SCINCIDAE | 28-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |