Carlia pectoralis

Carlia pectoralis

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: Carlia
Species: Carlia pectoralis

Name

• Carlia pectoralis (de Vis, 1884)

Holotype: QM J1414, male

Type locality: Warro, Port Curtis, south of Miriam Vale (24°35'S, 151°45'E).

Etymology: The species name pectoralis translates as ‘breasted'.

Mentions

• Heteropus pectoralis de Vis, 1885
• Heteropus lateralis de Vis, 1885: 168
• Lygosoma devisii Boulenger, 1890: 79 (nom. nov. pro H. lateralis)
• Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) pectorale — Smith, 1937: 225
• Carlia pectoralis — Cogger, 1983: 139
• Carlia pectoralis pectoralis — Ingram & Cavacevich, 1989
• Carlia pectoralis — Cogger, 2000: 395
• Carlia pectoralis — Dolman & Hugall, 2008
• Carlia pectoralis — Hoskin & Couper, 2012: 14, figs. 1E & F, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 7C, 8C, 9C, 10E

References

Primary references

• De Vis, C.W. 1885. A conspectus of the genus Heteropus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1: 166–73.

Additional references

• Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P.J. 2012. Description of two new Carlia species (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north-east Australia, elevation of Carlia pectoralis inconnexa Ingram & Covacevich 1989 to full species status, and redescription of Carlia pectoralis (de Vis 1884). Zootaxa 3546(1): 1–28. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3546.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Open-litter Rainbow Skink