Calorodius thorntonensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Calorodius
Species: Calorodius thorntonensis

Name

Calorodius thorntonensis (Greer, 1983)

• Holotype: QM J28354 (previously AMS R56574).
• Type locality: “southern base of Thornton Peak, Qld., 16°11'S, 145°24'E”.

Combinations

• Calyptotis thorntonensis Greer, 1983 [original combination]
• Calorodius thorntonensis — Torkkola, Worthington Wilmer, Hutchinson, Couper & Oliver, 2022 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Torkkola, J.J., Worthington Wilmer, J., Hutchinson, M.N., Couper, P.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2022. Die on this hill? A new monotypic, microendemic and montane vertebrate genus from the Australian Wet Tropics. Zoologica Scripta 51(5): 483–497. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12550 Reference page. 

Links

• Hoskin, C. & Shea, G. 2018. IUCN: Calorodius thorntonensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102965805A102965807. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102965805A102965807.en. Accessed on 22 October 2023.

Vernacular names

• English: Thornton Peak Skink