Lygisaurus curtus

Taxonavigation

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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 curtus

Name

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Lygisaurus curtus (Boulenger, 1897)

  • Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.17.85 (formerly 96.10.31.10), collected A.S. Anthony. [designated by Wells & Wellington (1985: 37)]
  • Type locality: “Mount Victoria, Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea”.

Combinations

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  • Lygosoma curtum Boulenger, 1897: 9 [original combination]
  • Carlia curtaMittleman, 1952 [subsequent combination]
  • Lygisaurus curtusIngram & Covacevich, 1988: 351 [subsequent combination, by implication]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Mount Victoria Litter-skink