Eremiascincus timorensis

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: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Eremiascincus
Species: Eremiascincus timorensis

Name

Eremiascincus timorensis (Greer, 1990)

• Holotype: NMBA 12794, adult ♂, collected by A. Biihler and W. Meyer in June 1935.
• Type locality: “Nikinki, Timor”.

Combinations

• Glaphyromorphus timorensis Greer, 1990: 382 [original combination]
• Eremiascincus timorensis — Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Greer, A.E. 1990. The Glaphyromorphus isolepis Species Group (Lacertilia: Scincidae): Diagnosis of the Taxon and Description of a New Species from Timor. Journal of Herpetology 24(4): 372–377.
• Mecke, S., Doughty, P. & Donnellan, S.C. 2009. A new species of Eremiascincus (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the Great Sandy Desert and Pilbara Coast, Western Australia and reassignment of eight species from Glaphyromorphus to Eremiascincus. Zootaxa 2246(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2246.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Reilly, S. & Shea, G. 2021. IUCN: Eremiascincus timorensis  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178695A123637109. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178695A123637109.en. Accessed on 02 January 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Timor Glossy Night Skink