Species Eulamprus tympanum (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913)
Southern Water-skink
Generic Combinations
- Eulamprus tympanum (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913).
- Sphenomorphus tympanum (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, closed forest, diurnal, low open woodland, open forest, tall forest, terrestrial, viviparous, woodland.
General References
Rawlinson, P.A. 1969. East Gippsland Symposium. 7. The reptiles of East Gippsland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 82: 113-128 (taxonomy)
Spellerberg, I.F. 1972. Thermal ecology of allopatric lizards (Sphenomorphus) in southeast Australia. I. The environment and lizard critical temperatures. Oecologia (Berlin) 9: 371-383
Spellerberg, I.F. 1972. Thermal ecology of allopatric lizards (Sphenomorphus) in southeast Australia. II. Physiological aspects of thermoregulation. Oecologia (Berlin) 9: 385-398
Spellerberg, I.F. 1972. Thermal ecology of allopatric lizards (Sphenomorphus) in southeast Australia. III. Behavioural aspects of thermo-regulation. Oecologia (Berlin) 11: 1-16
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] (Southern Water-skink)
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) |