Lygisaurus foliorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Lygisaurus
Species: Lygisaurus foliorum

Name

Lygisaurus foliorum De Vis, 1884: 77

• Holotype: lost fide Covacevich (1971).
• Neotype: QM J23660, collected by C. Morris and A. Merrit on 22 July 1973. [designated by Ingram & Covacevich (1988: 336)]
• Type locality: “Brisbane”, redesigned by neotype designation to “Mt. Coot-tha, Brisbane, SE Queensland (27º29'S, 152º57'E)” by Ingram & Covacevich (1988: 336).

Synonyms

• Ablepharus burnetti Oudemans, 1894: 145
  • Lectotype: ZMA 11345, collected by R. Semon in 1893. [designated by Ingram & Covacevich (1988: 336)]
  • Type locality: “Burnett River”, SE Queensland.

References

Primary references

• De Vis, C.W. 1884. New Queensland lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1: 77–78. BHL Reference page. 
• Oudemans, J.Th. 1894. Eidechsen und Schildkröten. In Semon, R. (ed.). Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8: 127–146. BHL 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygisaurus foliorum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 December 2019.
• Vanderduys, E., Wilson, S., Venz, M., Hobson, R. & Sanderson, C. 2018. IUCN: Lygisaurus foliorum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T47154429A47154494. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47154429A47154494.en

Vernacular names

English: Tree-base Litter Skink