Species Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887)
Murray's Skink
- Lygosoma murrayi Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xii 575 pp. 40 pls. [232, pl. 13 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.8.21.32, QLD. - Lygosoma tamburinense Lönnberg, E. & Andersson, L.G. 1915. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. VII. Reptiles collected in northern Queensland. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(7): 1-9 [5].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM 3212, Mount Tambourine, QLD. - Lygosoma (Hinulia) tenuis intermedius Kinghorn, J.R. 1932. Herpetological Notes. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 355-363 [358].
Type data:
Holotype AM R6485, Richmond River, NSW.
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. [186] (as Sphenomorphus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887))
Generic Combinations
- Sphenomorphus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887).
- Eulamprus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887).
- Silvascincus murrayi (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 [916]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, noctidiurnal, tall forest, terrestrial, viviparous.
General References
Bustard, H.R. 1964. Reproduction in the Australian rain forest skinks, Siaphos equalis and Sphenomorphus tryoni. Copeia 1964: 715-716 (as Sphenomorphus tryoni)
Greer, A.E. 1980. Critical thermal maximum temperatures in Australian scincid lizards: their ecological and evolutionary significance. Australian Journal of Zoology 28: 91-102
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. [30] (Murray's Skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SCINCIDAE | 15-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 21-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |