Austroablepharus barrylyoni

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: Austroablepharus
Species: Austroablepharus barrylyoni

Name

Austroablepharus barrylyoni (Couper, Limpus, McDonald & Amey, 2010)

• Holotype: QM J40339, adult ♂, collected by C.J. Limpus and K.R. McDonald on 1 September 1979.
• Type locality: “Springfield Stn, via Mt Surprise, Queensland, Australia (18°02’ S, 144°24’ E)”.

Combinations

• Proablepharus barrylyoni Couper, Limpus, Mcdonald & Amey, 2010: 63 [original combination]
• Austroablepharus — Couper, Hoskin, Potter, Bragg & Moritz, 2018: 230 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Couper, P.J., Limpus, C., McDonald, K.R. & Amey, A.P. 2010. A new species of Proablepharus (Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Mt Surprise, north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 2433(1): 62–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2433.1.4 Reference page. 
• Couper, P.J., Hoskin, C.J., Potter, S., Bragg, J.G. & Moritz, C. 2018. A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Proablepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 60: 227–231. DOI: 10.1082/j.2204-1478.60.2017.2017-15 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Austroablepharus barrylyoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 April 2020.
• Couper, P., Vanderduys, E. & Macdonald, S.M. 2018. IUCN: Proablepharus barrylyoni  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109480879A109480882. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480879A109480882.en

Vernacular names

English: Lyon's Snake-eyed Skink