Lobulia elegans

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: Lobulia
Species: Lobulia elegans

Name

Lobulia elegans (Boulenger, 1897)

• Holotype: BMNH 96.10.31.9.
• Type locality: “Mount Victoria, Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea”.

Combinations

• Lygosoma elegans Boulenger, 1897: 8 [original combination]
• Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) elegans — Smith, 1937: 224 [subsequent combination]
• Lobulia elegans — Greer, 1974: 9 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1897. Descriptions of new lizards and frogs from Mount Victoria, Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea, collected by Mr A. S. Anthony. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 6, 19: 6–13. BHL

Additional references

• Kraus, F. 2020. A new species of Lobulia (Squamata: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4779(2): 201–214. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lobulia elegans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 April 2020.
• Tallowin, O., Shea, G. & Allison, A. 2015. IUCN: Lobulia elegans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T42484997A42485006. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484997A42485006.en

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Lobulia