Lygisaurus aeratus

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: Eugongylinae
Genus: Lygisaurus
Species: Lygisaurus aeratus

Name

Lygisaurus aeratus (Garman, 1901)

• Holotype: MCZ 6476, collected by Mr. Olive.
• Type locality: “Near Cooktown”, Queensland.

Combinations

• Lygosoma aeratum Garman, 1901: 7 [original combination]
• Lygisaurus aeratus — Ingram & Covacevich, 1988: 341 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Garman, S. 1901. Some reptiles and batrachians from Australasia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 39: 1–14. BHL
• Ingram, G. & Covacevich, J. 1988. Revision of the genus Lygisaurus De Vis (Scincidae : Reptilia). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25(2): 335–354. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygisaurus aeratus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2020.
• Couper, P., Hoskin, C. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Lygisaurus aeratus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T47154386A47154408. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47154386A47154408.en

Vernacular names

English: Large-disced Litter-skink