Lygisaurus aeratus

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: Eugongylinae
Genus: Lygisaurus
Species:

Lygisaurus aeratus (Garman, 1901)

Lygosoma aeratum Garman, 1901: 7 [original combination]
Carlia aerata — Mittleman, 1952 [subsequent combination]
Protervascincus aeratus — Wells & Wellington, 1985: 101 [subsequent combination]
Lygisaurus aeratus — Ingram & Covacevich, 1988: 341 [subsequent combination]

Ablepharus heteropus Garman, 1901: 9 [synonymised by Ingram & Covacevich (1988: 341)]
- Holotype: MCZ 6484, adult ♀.
- Type locality: “Great Barrier Reef, Queensland”.

Protervascincus kuranda Wells & Wellington, 1985: 37 [synonymised by Shea & Sadlier (1999: 63)]
- Holotype: AM R94502, collected by R. Sadlier and S. Donnellan on 26 July 1980.
- Type locality: “Granite Gorge, Queensland (17°04′S 145°21′E)”.

Garman, S. 1901. Some reptiles and batrachians from Australasia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 39: 1–14. BHL
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.
Ingram, G. & Covacevich, J. 1988. Revision of the genus Lygisaurus De Vis (Scincidae : Reptilia). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25(2): 335–354. BHL Reference page.
Shea, G.M. & Sadlier, R.A. 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: Types currently, previously and purportedly present. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 15: 1–91. DOI: 10.3853/j.1031-8062.15.1999.1290 Reference page.

Couper, P.J., Wilmer, J.W., Roberts, L., Amey, A,P. & Zug. G.R. 2005. Skinks currently assigned to Carlia aerata (Scincidae: Lygosominae) of north-eastern Queensland: a preliminary study of cryptic diversity and two new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 53(1): 35–49. DOI: 10.1071/ZO04010 Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Lygisaurus aeratus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2020.
Couper, P., Hoskin, C. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Lygisaurus aeratus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T47154386A47154408. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47154386A47154408.en. Accessed on 17 July 2025.