Species Morethia adelaidensis Peters, 1874
Saltbush Morethia Skink
- Ablepharus (Morethia) anomalus adelaidensis Peters, W. 1874. Über einige neue Reptilien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874: 368-377 [1875 on title page] [376] [as A. (M.) anomalus (adelaidensis)].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB 4733 (BMNH 64.10.27.9 also designated lectotype by Storr, G.M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 55: 73–79, but Smyth's designation confirmed by Rawlinson, P.A. 1976. The endemic Australian lizard genus Morethia (Scincidae: Lygosominae) in southern Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 37: 27–41), Adelaide, SA.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, low open shrubland, low open woodland, low shrubland, open scrub, oviparous, terrestrial.
General References
Greer, A.E. 1980. A new species of Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the biology and relationships of the genus. Records of the Australian Museum 33: 89-122 (taxonomy)
Rawlinson, P.A. 1976. The endemic Australian lizard genus Morethia (Scincidae: Lygosominae) in southern Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 37: 27-41 (taxonomy)
Smyth, M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 16: 1-14 (taxonomy)
Storr, G.M. 1972. The genus Morethia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 55: 73-79 (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. [35] (Saltbush Morethia Skink)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |