Species Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888)
Gully Skink, Pale-lipped Shadeskink
- Mocoa spectabilis 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 [819].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM J244, Gympie, QLD; QM J255, Gympie, QLD; QM J19742-3 (re-registered from J255, vide Covacevich, J. 1971. Amphibian and reptile type specimens in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 49–68), Gympie, QLD. - Saproscincus galli 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] [37].
Type data:
Holotype AM R116964 (previously AMF 16800), Dorrigo, NSW.Secondary source:
Ingram, G.J. 1994. The holotype of Mocoa spectabilis De Vis 1888. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35(1): 34 [34].
Generic Combinations
- Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
General References
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. [167] (synonymised with Lampropholis challengeri (Boulenger, 1887))
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] (Pale-lipped Shadeskink)
History of changes
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