Eremiascincus isolepis

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 isolepis

Name

Eremiascincus isolepis (Boulenger, 1887)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.17.14 (formerly 64.2.19.43). [designated by Wells & Wellington (1985: 33)]
• Type locality: “Nickol Bay” and “Swan River”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Nickol Bay”, Western Australia by Wells & Wellington (1985: 33).

Combinations

• Lygosoma isolepis Boulenger, 1887: 234 [original combination]
• Sphenomorphus isolepis — Mittleman, 1952 [subsequent combination]
• Glaphyromorphus isolepis — Wells & Wellington, 1984 [subsequent combination]
• Mawsoniascincus isolepis — Wells & Wellington, 1985: 33 [subsequent combination]
• Eremiascincus isolepis — Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History) Second edition. Volume 3. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. Printed by Order of the Trustees: London. XII + 575 pp., pls I–XL. BHL Reference page. 
• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series 1: 1–61. Reference page. 
• 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

• Cogger, H. & Shea, G. 2017. IUCN: Eremiascincus isolepis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109471427A109471442. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109471427A109471442.en. Accessed on 02 January 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Bar-lipped Skink