Saproscincus mustelinus

Saproscincus mustelinus

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: Saproscincus
Species: Saproscincus mustelinus

Name

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Saproscincus mustelinus (O’Shaughnessy, 1874)

  • Syntypes (3): BMNH 1946.8.16.78, BMNH 1946.8.16.86, and BMNH 1946.8.17.16.
  • Type locality: “New South Wales”.

Combinations

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  • Mocoa mustelina O’Shaughnessy, 1874: 299 [original combination]
  • Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) mustelinumSmith, 1937: 223 [subsequent combination]
  • Lampropholis mustelinaGreer, 1974: 21 [subsequent combination]
  • Saproscincus mustelinusWells & Wellington, 1983: 102 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Lygosoma (Mocoa) lacrymans Peters & Doria, 1878: 348 [synonymized by Boulenger (1887: 267)]
    • Holotype: MSNG 27967, collected by L.M. D'Albertis in 1873.
    • Type locality: “Australia austro-orientalis , Mons Victoria (N. S. Wales)” [= Mount Victoria, New South Wales, Australia].

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Weasel Shadeskink
 
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