Eremiascincus timorensis

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 timorensis (Greer, 1990)

  • Holotype: NMBA 12794, adult ♂, collected by A. Biihler and W. Meyer in June 1935.
  • Type locality: “Nikinki, Timor”.

Combinations

  • Glaphyromorphus timorensis Greer, 1990: 382 [original combination]
  • Eremiascincus timorensisMecke, Doughty & Donnellan, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Greer, A.E. 1990. The Glaphyromorphus isolepis Species Group (Lacertilia: Scincidae): Diagnosis of the Taxon and Description of a New Species from Timor. Journal of Herpetology 24(4): 372–377.
  • 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: Timor Glossy Night Skink