Oligosoma ornatum

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: Oligosoma
Species: Oligosoma ornatum
Synonyms (1): O. pseudornatum

Name

Oligosoma ornatum (Gray, 1843)

• • Primary type: neotype
    • Fixation: designated by ICZN, 2012
    • Previously: holotype BMNH RR1946.8.19.39 [=Cyclodina aenea]

Combinations

• Cyclodina ornata
• Tiliqua ornata: original combination

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1843: Descriptions of the reptiles and Amphibia hitherto observed in New Zealand. Pp. 202-206 in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray: London. Internet Archive BHL
• ICZN 2012: OPINION 2313 (Case 3510) Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, SCINCIDAE) and Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum): specific names conserved and neotype designated. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 69(4): 308–309. Abstract Reference page.  [Neotype designation]

Additional references

• Gill, B.J. 1976: Aspects of the ecology, morphology, and taxonomy of two skinks (Reptilia: Lacertilia) in the coastal Manawatu area of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 3(2): 141–157. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1976.9517911 Reference page. 
• Hardy, G.S. 1977: The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia: Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand journal of zoology 4(3): 221–325. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1977.9517956 . Gbooks. Reference page.  see p. 261
• Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.B. 2010: Case 3510. Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, SCINCIDAE): proposed conservation of the specific name and suppression of the senior subjective synonym Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum Gray, 1843). Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 67 (4): 307–313. abstract
• Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.B. 2011: Comment on the proposed conservation of the specific name of Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, SCINCIDAE) and suppression of the senior subjective synonym Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum). Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 68 (2): 144. abstract
• Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.K.; Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009: New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542 in:
• King, C.M., Roberts, C.D., Bell, B.D., Fordyce, R.E., Nicoll, R.S., Worthy, T.H., Paulin, C.D., Hitchmough, R.A., Keyes, I.W., Baker, A.N., Stewart, A.L., Hiller, N., McDowall, R.M., Holdaway, R.N., McPhee, R.P., Schwarzhans, W.W., Tennyson A.J.D., Rust, S. & McCadie, I. 2009. Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. Pp. 431–551 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2009. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8 Reference page. 
• Parrish, G.R.; Gill, B.J. 2003: Natural history of the lizards of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 30 (3): 205–220. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2003.9518339
• Patterson, G.B., Hitchmough, R.A. & Chapple, D.G. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the ornate skink (Oligosoma ornatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex from northern New Zealand. Zootaxa 3736(1): 54–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3736.1.2 Reference page.  [see p. 58, and fig. 2]
• Robb, J. 1977: A revision of the synonymy of three species of leiolopismid skinks from New Zealand. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology, 31: 303–310. BHL Internet Archive