Lygisaurus parrhasius

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: Eugongylinae
Genus: Lygisaurus
Species: Lygisaurus parrhasius

Name

Lygisaurus parrhasius (Couper, Covacevich & Lethbridge, 1994)

• Holotype: QM J57868, ♀, collected by P.J. Lethbridge and J.W. Winter on 25 April 1993.
• Type locality: “Azure Creek, at 140+/-20m, Glennie Tableland, Cape York Peninsula, 12°21.96' S, 142°56.71 'E, ~250m, FNEQ”.

Combinations

• Carlia parrhasius Couper, Covacevich & Lethbridge, 1994: 31 [original combination]
• Lygisaurus parrhasius — Dolman & Hugall, 2008: 791 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Australia: Queensland.

References

Primary references

• Couper, P.J., Covacevich, J.A. & Lethbridge, P.J. 1994. Carlia parrhasius, a new Queensland skink. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35(1): 31–33. BHL Reference page. 
• Dolman, G. & Hugall, A.F. 2008. Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(3): 782–794. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.021 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Lygisaurus parrhasius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2020.
• Couper, P., Hoskin, C. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Lygisaurus parrhasius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T47155058A47155111. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47155058A47155111.en. Accessed on 17 July 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Fire-tailed Litter-skink