Tiliqua occipitalis

Tiliqua occipitalis

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: Egerniinae
Genus: Tiliqua
Species: Tiliqua occipitalis

Name

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Tiliqua occipitalis (Peters, 1863)

Holotype: ZMB 4709.

Type locality: “Buchsfelde [=Loos, near Gawler] bei Adelaide in Südaustralien [=Southern Australia].”

Combinations

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  • Cyclodus occipitalis Peters, 1863: 231 [original combination]
  • Tiliqua occipitalisBoulenger, 1887: 147 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Cyclodus fasciatus Lütken, 1863: 292
    • Holotype: UZMK R-47563.
    • Type locality: unknown (Australia).

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Western Blue-Tongued Lizard
Nederlands: Westelijke blauwtongskink
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