Species Cyclodomorphus gerrardii (Gray, 1845)
Pink-tongued Lizard, Pink-tongued Skink
- Hinulia gerrardii Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xxviii 289 pp. [75].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH xv. 5a–b, Australia?. - Hinulia picta Macleay, W. 1885. On some reptilia lately received from the Herbert River District, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 64-68 [1886 on title page] [65].
Type data:
Holotype MMUS (not found), vicinity of the Herbert River, QLD. - Tiliqua longicauda De Vis, C.W. 1888. A contribution to the herpetology of Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 2: 811-826 [816].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM J1186–7, Rockhampton and Johnstone River, 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. [189]
Generic Combinations
- Tiliqua gerrardii (Gray, 1845).
- Cyclodomorphus gerrardii (Gray, 1845).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, noctidiurnal, open forest, tall forest, terrestrial, viviparous, woodland.
General References
Field, R. 1980. The pink-tongued skink (Tiliqua gerrardii) in captivity. Herpetofauna 11: 6-10 (natural history)
Longley, G. 1938. Notes on a pink tongued skink. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1937–38: 19-21 (natural history)
Matz, G. 1973. Biologie et reproduction de Tiliqua gerrardii (Gray) (Scincidae). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 98: 590
Mitchell, F.J. 1950. The scincid genera Egernia and Tiliqua (Lacertilia). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9: 275-308 (taxonomy)
Shea, G.M. (ed.) 1982. Observations on some members of the genus Tiliqua. Herpetofauna 13: 18-20 (natural history)
Wilhoft, D.C. 1960. Observations on adults and juveniles of Hemisphaeriodon gerrardii in captivity. North Queensland Naturalist 28: 3-4 (natural history)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Pink-tongued Lizard)
History of changes
| 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) |