CAVS: 5212
Species Egernia cygnitos Doughty, Keally & Donnellan, 2011
Western Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink
- Egernia cygnitos Doughty, P., Keally, L. & Donnellan, S.C. 2011. Revision of the Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skinks (Egernia depressa species-group) from Western Australia, with descriptions of three new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 26: 115-137 [129].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R114257 Female (collected by M. Peterson & G. Shea on 8 July 1992), Myaree Pool, Western Australia [20°51’S, 116°36’E].
Paratype(s) WAM R146626 Female, 198 km S Port Hedland, WA [22°06’08”S, 118°59’24”E]; WAM R157599 Male, 10 km NE Newman, WA [23°18’35”S, 119°47’51”E]; WAM R159890 Female, 5 km E Whim Creek Hotel, WA [20°50’54”S, 117°51’16”E]; WAM R161012 Male, 6 km SE Marda Pool, WA [21°04’11”S, 116°12’15”E]; WAM R165231 Female, 3.5 km S Marda Pool, WA [21°03’55”S, 116°09’01”E]; WAM R170736 Male, NNE Mount Rica, WA [21°52’17”S, 116°28’21”E].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Dampierland (DL), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Pilbara (PIL)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2012 | ADDED |