Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Silvascincus
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Australian Speckled Forest Skinks
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Australische Gesprenkelte Waldskinke
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Australske Spættede Skovskinker
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Karma Wells (type species: Lygosoma murrayi Boulenger 1887; syn. Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee 2013 [by implication]) |
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2013 | |
Silvascincus Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee (type species: Lygosoma murrayi Boulenger 1887) |
Contents:
2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The two species of this genus were previously included in
Eulamprus (e.g., Cogger 1996).
Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster (2013) suggested to ignore scientific names published after 1 January 2000 by R. Wells and R. Hoser.
However, Cogger (2014) pointed out that such an action may be invalid, in which case Karma is the valid name for this genus.
A case is currently being processed by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to resolve this issue.
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland).
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Silvascincus murrayi
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Blue-speckled Forest Skink, (Murray’s Skink)
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Blaugesprenkelte Waldskink
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Blåspættet Skovskink
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1887 | |
Lygosoma murrayi Boulenger |
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Sphenomorphus murrayi Mittleman 1952 |
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Concinnia murrayi Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Eulamprus murrayi Swan 1990 |
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Karma murrayi Wells 2009 |
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Silvascincus murrayi Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee 2013 |
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1915 | |
Lygosoma tamburinense Lönnberg & Andersson (Sadlier 1998) |
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1932 | |
Lygosoma tenuis intermedius Kinghorn [not Lygosoma austro-caledonicum intermedium Roux 1913] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland).
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Silvascincus murrayi
© Rune Midtgaard
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Silvascincus tryoni
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McPherson Range Speckled Forest Skink, (Tryon’s Skink)
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McPherson-Waldskink
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McPherson-skovskink
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Lygosoma tryoni Longman |
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Sphenomorphus tryoni Mittleman 1952 |
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Eulamprus tryoni Sadlier 1998 |
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Karma tryoni Wells 2009 |
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Silvascincus tryoni Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee 2013 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of murrayi (e.g., Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983). Revalidated by Sadlier (1998).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland).
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