CAVS: 2292
Species Suppressascincus pluto (Ingram, 1977)
Cape York Worm-skink
- Anomalopus pluto Ingram, G.J. 1977. A new species of legless skink Anomalopus pluto from Cape York, Queensland. Victorian Naturalist 94: 52-53 [52, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype QM J26261, McDonald Crossing, Cockatoo Creek, 115 km S of Bamaga, Cape York, QLD [11°33'S 142°26'E].
Generic Combinations
- Suppressascincus pluto (Ingram, 1977). —
Wells, R.W., & Wellington, C.R. 1988. Amphibians and reptiles of the Upper Cox’s River area, Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia, with comments on Greer & Cogger’s recent reclassification of the genus Anomalopus (sensu lato). Australian Herpetologist 505: 1-15 (Publication not sighted, not found)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, fossorial, open heath, oviparous.
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. [23] (Cape York Worm-skink)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 26-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
07-Feb-2024 | LACERTILIA | 18-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |