Species Proablepharus reginae (Glauert, 1960)
Spinifex Snake-eyed Skink, Western Soil-crevice Skink
- Ablepharus reginae Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt 3. The genus Ablepharus. Western Australian Naturalist 7: 115-122 [119].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R3300, Queen Victoria Spring, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Proablepharus reginae (Glauert, 1960).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Central Ranges (CR), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Tanami (TAN)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, diurnal, litter, low open shrubland, low woodland, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial.
General References
Storr, G.M. 1975. The genus Proablepharus (Scincidae: Lacertilia) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 335-338 (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] (Western Soil-crevice Skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |