Species Proablepharus tenuis (Broom, 1896)
Northern Soil-crevice Skink, Slender Snake-eyed Skink
- Ablepharus tenuis Broom, R. 1896. On two new species of Ablepharus from north Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 18: 342-343 [342].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 96.11.21.1, Muldiva, QLD. - Ablepharus broomensis Lönnberg, E. & Andersson, L.G. 1913. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. III. Reptiles. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(3): 1-173 [11].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 3098, Broom, WA; NHRM 3101. - Ablepharus davisi Copland, S.J. 1952. Taxonomic notes on the genus Ablepharus (Sauria: Scincidae). III. A new species from north-west Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 77: 121-125 [121, figs 2-3 pl. 5].
Type data:
Holotype AM R18684, Harding Ranges, 8 mi[les] W to 8 mi[les] NW from Munja Station, Walcott Inlet, NW Australia, NT. - Proablepharus stephensoni Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [36].
Type data:
Holotype AM R95993, 6.6 km SE Greenvale, QLD [19°00'S 145°03'E].
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. [182]
Generic Combinations
- Proablepharus tenuis (Broom, 1896).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, litter, low open woodland, low woodland, oviparous, terrestrial, woodland.
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] (Northern Soil-crevice Skink)
History of changes
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