Lygisaurus tanneri

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 tanneri

Name

Lygisaurus tanneri Ingram & Covacevich, 1988: 348

• Holotype: QM J32352, collected by G.J. Ingran on 12 July 1976.
• Type locality: “Morgan River crossing, near Hopevale Community, N Queensland (15º20'S 145°02'E)”.

References

Primary references

• 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 tanneri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2020.
• Couper, P., Hoskin, C. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Lygisaurus tanneri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T47155189A47155211. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47155189A47155211.en

Vernacular names

English: Endeavour River Litter-skink