Proablepharus tenuis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Proablepharus
Species: Proablepharus tenuis

Name

Proablepharus tenuis (Broom, 1896)

• Holotype: BMNH 96.11.21.1, collected by R. Broom.
• Type locality: “near the North Queensland township of Muldiva”.

Combinations

• Ablepharus tenuis Broom, 1896: 342 [original combination]
• Proablepharus tenuis — Fuhn, 1969: 74 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Broom, R. 1896. On two new species of Ablepharus from north Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 18: 342–343. BHL
• Fuhn, I. 1969. The 'polyphyletic' origin of the genus Ablepharus (Reptilia: Scincidae): a case of parallel evolution. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 7(1): 67–76. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1969.tb00849.x

Links

• Shea, G. 2017. IUCN: Proablepharus tenuis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109480916A109480925. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480916A109480925.en. Accessed on 30 June 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Northern Soil-crevice Skink