Lygisaurus macfarlani

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

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.

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

Günther, A. 1877. Descriptions of three new species of lizards from Islands of Torres Straits. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 4, 19: 413–415. BHL
Ingram, G. & Covacevich, J. 1988. Revision of the genus Lygisaurus De Vis (Scincidae : Reptilia). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25(2): 335–354. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygisaurus macfarlani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2020.
Shea, G., Allison, A., Tallowin, O., Couper, P., Hoskin, C. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Lygisaurus macfarlani (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T42483359A42483367. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42483359A42483367.en

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