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
Cyclodomorphus
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Slender Blue-tongued Skinks and Pink-tongued Skink
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Australische Walzenskinke und Schneckenskink
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Australske Valseskinker
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1843 |  |
Cyclodomorphus Fitzinger (type species: Cyclodus casuarinae Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
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1845 | |
Omolepida Gray (type species: Cyclodus casuarinae Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Shea 1990) |
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Omolepidota Frost & Lucas 1894 [lapsus for Omolepida] (Shea 1990) |
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1863 | |
Homolepida Lütken [lapsus for Omolepida] |
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1867 | |
Hemisphaeriodon Peters (type species: Hinulia gerrardii Gray 1845) (Shea 1990, 2000) |
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2007 | |
Zeusius Wells (type species: Omolepida maxima Storr 1976) |
Contents:
9 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in the genus
Tiliqua (e.g., Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983).
Some authors have placed gerrardii in a separate genus, Hemisphaeriodon (e.g., Cogger 1992; Wells & Wellington 1985; Wells 2007).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Tasmania,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Cyclodomorphus branchialis
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Western Gill-necked Skink, Common Slender Blue-tongued Skink, Gilled Slender Blue-tongued Skink, (Gunther's Skink)
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Westaustralischer Walzenskink
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Vestaustralsk Valseskink
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1867 | |
Hinulia branchialis Günther |
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Tiliqua branchiale Smith 1937 |
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Omolepida branchialis Storr 1976 |
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Cyclodomorphus branchialis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Zeusius branchialis Wells 2007 |
Remarks:
Previously included melanops. Now restricted to Western Australia (Shea & Miller 1995; Wilson & Swan 2010; Cogger 2014).
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Cyclodomorphus casuarinae
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Tasmanian She-oak Skink, She-oak Skink, Oak Skink
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Tasmanischer Walzenskink
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Tasmansk Valseskink
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1839 | |
Cyclodus casuarinae Dumeril & Bibron |
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Omolepida casuarinae Loveridge 1934 |
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Tiliqua casuarinae Smith 1937 |
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Cyclodomorphus casuarinae Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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1875 | |
Cyclodus nigricans Peters (Shea 1995) |
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1894 | |
Hemisphaeriodon tasmanicum Lucas & Frost (Shea 1995) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Tasmania).
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Cyclodomorphus celatus
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Southwestern Slender Blue-tongued Skink, Western Slender Blue-tongued Skink
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Südwestaustralischer Walzenskink
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Sydvestaustralsk Valseskink
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1995 | |
Cyclodomorphus celatus Shea & Miller |
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Zeusius celatus Wells 2007 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
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Pink-tongued Skink
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Schneckenskink
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Snegleskink
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1845 | |
Hinulia gerrardii Gray |
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Hemisphaeriodon gerrardii Peters 1867 |
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Tiliqua gerrardii Mitchell 1950 |
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Cyclodomorphus gerrardi Shea 1990 |
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1885 | |
Hinulia picta Macleay (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983, Shea 2000) |
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Hemisphaeriodon picta Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Tiliqua longicauda De Vis (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983; Shea 2000) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island]).
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Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Cyclodomorphus maximus
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Kimberley Slender Blue-tongued Skink, Giant Slender Blue-tongued Skink
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Kimberley-Walzenskink
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Kimberley-valseskink
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1976 | |
Omolepida maxima Storr |
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Tiliqua maxima Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 |
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Cyclodomorphus maximus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Zeusius maximus Wells 2007 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Cyclodomorphus melanops
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Spinifex Slender Blue-tongued Skink, (Pygmy Blue-tongued Skink)
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Spinifex-Walzenskink
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Spinifex-valseskink
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Lygosoma melanops Stirling & Zeitz |
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Omolepida melanops Loveridge 1934 |
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Tiliqua melanops Glauert 1960 |
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Cyclodomorphus melanops Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Zeusius melanops Wells 2007 |
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1878 | |
Lygosoma muelleri Peters [not Scincus muelleri Schlegel 1839] (Shea & Miller 1995) |
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1898 | |
Lygosoma gastrostigma Boulenger (Shea & Miller 1995) |
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Cyclodomorphus gastrostigma Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Zeusius melanops gastrostigma Wells 2007 |
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1910 | |
Lygosoma branchiale elongatum Werner (Shea & Miller 1995) |
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Zeusius melanops elongatus Wells 2007 |
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1919 | |
Lygosoma petersi Sternfeld [substitute name for Lygosoma muelleri Peters 1878] (Shea & Miller 1995) |
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Zeusius melanops petersi Wells 2007 |
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1923 | |
Lygosoma woodjonesii Proctor (Shea & Miller 1995) |
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Cyclodomorphus woodjonesii Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Zeusius melanops woodjonesii Wells 2007 |
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Cyclodomorphus melanops siticulosus Shea & Miller |
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Zeusius siticulosus Wells 2007 |
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2007 | |
Zeusius melanops gillami Wells (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
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2007 | |
Zeusius melanops swani Wells (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Other common names:
elongatus: Southern Spinifex Slender Blue-tongued Skink, Eastern Slender Blue-tongued Skink
melanops: Northern Spinifex Slender Blue-tongued Skink
siticulosus: Nullarbor Slender Blue-tongued Skink
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of branchialis (e.g., Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983). Revalidated by Wells & Wellington (1984), followed by others (e.g., Shea & Miller 1995; Wilson & Swan 2003, 2010; Cogger 2014).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Cyclodomorphus michaeli
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Eastern She-oak Skink, Northern She-oak Skink, Mainland She-oak Skink
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Ostaustralischer Walzenskink
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Østaustralsk Valseskink
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1984 | |
Cyclodomorphus michaeli Wells & Wellington |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Victoria).
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Cyclodomorphus praealtus
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Alpine She-oak Skink
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Australischer Gebirgs-Walzenskink
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Australsk Bjergvalseskink
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1995 | |
Cyclodomorphus praealtus Shea |
Remarks:
This species was first published under the name Cyclodomorphus praealtus by Osborne (1994), however this authorship was suppressed by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1997: Opinion 1884).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Victoria).
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Cyclodomorphus venustus
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Saltbush Slender Blue-tongued Skink, Eastern Gill-necked Skink, Samphire Slender Blue-tongued Skink
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Melde-Walzenskink
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Mælde-valseskink
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1995 | |
Cyclodomorphus venustus Shea & Miller |
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Zeusius venustus Wells 2007 |
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2007 | |
Zeusius sternfeldi Wells (Kaiser 2014) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia).
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