Eremiascincus isolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Eremiascincus
Species:

Name

Eremiascincus isolepis (Boulenger, 1887)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.17.14 (formerly 64.2.19.43). [designated by Wells & Wellington (1985: 33)]
  • Type locality: “Nickol Bay” and “Swan River”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Nickol Bay”, Western Australia by Wells & Wellington (1985: 33).

Combinations

  • Lygosoma isolepis Boulenger, 1887: 234 [original combination]
  • Sphenomorphus isolepisMittleman, 1952 [subsequent combination]
  • Glaphyromorphus isolepisWells & Wellington, 1984 [subsequent combination]
  • Mawsoniascincus isolepisWells & Wellington, 1985: 33 [subsequent combination]
  • Eremiascincus isolepisMecke, Doughty & Donnellan, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History) Second edition. Volume 3. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. Printed by Order of the Trustees: London. XII + 575 pp., pls I–XL. BHL Reference page. 
  • Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series 1: 1–61. Reference page. 
  • Mecke, S., Doughty, P. & Donnellan, S.C. 2009. A new species of Eremiascincus (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the Great Sandy Desert and Pilbara Coast, Western Australia and reassignment of eight species from Glaphyromorphus to Eremiascincus. Zootaxa 2246(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2246.1.1 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Northern Bar-lipped Skink