Lygisaurus laevis

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: Lygisaurus
Species: Lygisaurus laevis

Name

Lygisaurus laevis (Oudemans, 1894)

• Holotype: ZMA 10994, collected by R. Semon in 1893.
• Type locality: “Cooktown”, Queensland.

Combinations

• Lygosoma laeve Oudemans, 1894: 144 [original combination]
• Lygisaurus laevis — Ingram & Covacevich, 1988: 344 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Oudemans, J.Th. 1894. Eidechsen und Schildkröten. In Semon, R. (ed.). Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8: 127–146. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygisaurus laevis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Rainforest Edge Litter-skink