Lygisaurus malleolus

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 malleolus (Roberts, Couper, Worthington-Wilmer, Amey & Zug, 2005)

Carlia malleolus Roberts, Couper, Worthington Wilmer, Amey & Zug, 2005: 39 [original combination]
Lygisaurus malleolus — Dolman & Hugall, 2008: 791 [subsequent combination]

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.
Dolman, G. & Hugall, A.F. 2008. Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(3): 782–794. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.021 Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Lygisaurus malleolus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2020.
Couper, P., Hoskin, C., Amey, A. & Vanderduys, E. 2018. IUCN: Lygisaurus malleolus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T47155029A47155038. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47155029A47155038.en. Accessed on 17 July 2025.