Species Liopholis purnululu Aplin, Maryan, Armstrong, Pavey & Donnellan, 2024
Purnululu Skink
- Liopholis purnululu Aplin, K.P., Maryan, B., Armstrong, K.N., Pavey, C.R. & Donnellan, S.C. 2024. Molecular and morphological assessment of the Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905) species group (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from northern Western Australia. Zootaxa 5551(2): 299-332 [322-327].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R103112, Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park [-17.43, 128.4].
Paratype(s) WAM R103113-114, Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park [-17.43, 128.4]; WAM R156715–716, Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park [-17.35, 128.62]; WAM R156745, Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park [-17.35, 128.62].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Liopholis slateri slateri (Storr, 1968) [misidentification, in part]. —
Storr, G.M., Smith, L.A. & Johnstone, R.E. 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Perth : Western Australian Museum pp. 291. (as Egernia slateri slateri)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Ord Victoria Plain (OVP)
Common Name References
Aplin, K.P., Maryan, B., Armstrong, K.N., Pavey, C.R. & Donnellan, S.C. 2024. Molecular and morphological assessment of the Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905) species group (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from northern Western Australia. Zootaxa 5551(2): 299-332 [322] (Purnululu Skink)