Lygisaurus macfarlani

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 macfarlani

Name

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Lygisaurus macfarlani (Günther, 1877)

  • Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.49, collected by Samuel MacFarlane. [designated by Ingram & Covacevich (1988: 350)]
  • Type locality: “Somerset and in the islands of Torres Straits”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Darnley Island” by Ingram & Covacevich (1988: 351).
  • Paralectotypes (2): BMNH 1946.8.16.50-51, same data as lectotype.

Combinations

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  • Carlia macfarlani Günther, 1877: 413 [original combination]
  • Lygisaurus macfarlaniIngram & Covacevich, 1988: 350 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names

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English: Translucent Litter-skink