Eremiascincus pallidus

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: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Eremiascincus
Species: Eremiascincus pallidus

Name

• Eremiascincus pallidus (Günther, 1875)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.3.38 (formerly 1867.2.19.48), unsexed.

Type locality: “Nicol Bay”, Western Australia, Australia.

Combinations

• Hinulia pallida Günther, 1875: 12 [original combination]
• Lygosoma pallidum — Boulenger, 1887: 233 [subsequent combination]
• Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) pallidum — Smith, 1937: 220 [subsequent combination]
• Sphenomorphus pallidus — Mittleman, 1952: 28 [subsequent combination]
• Eremiascincus pallidus — Doughty et al., 2011: 322 [subsequent combination, by implication]
• Eremiascincus pallidus — Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan, 2013: 20 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1875. A list of the saurians of Australia and New Zealand. pp. 9–19 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds.). The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, during the years 1839 to 1843. By authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Vol. 2. Reptiles, fishes, crustacea, insects, mollusca. E.W. Janson: London. BHL

Additional references

• Mecke, S., Doughty, P. & Donnellan, S.C. 2013. Redescription of Eremiascincus fasciolatus (Günther, 1867) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with clarification of its synonyms and the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3701(5): 473–517. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3701.5.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Eremiascincus pallidus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Western Sand-swimming Skink