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
Eulamprus
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Australian Water Skinks
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Australische Wasserskinke
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Australske Vandskinker
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1843 |  |
Eulamprus Fitzinger (type species: Lygosoma quoyii Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
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1845 | |
Hinulia Gray (type species: Lygosoma quoyii Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee 2013 [by implication]) |
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1985 | |
Costinisauria Wells & Wellington (type species: Lygosoma quoyi kosciuskoi Kinghorn 1932; syn. Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee 2013 [by implication]) |
Contents:
5 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Concinnia and the species now placed in
Silvascincus and
Tumbunascincus.
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Tasmania
[Bass Strait Islands],
Victoria).
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Eulamprus heatwolei
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Yellow-bellied Water Skink, Warm-temperate Water Skink, (Southern Water Skink)
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Gelbbauch-Wasserskink
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Gulbuget Vandskink
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1984 | |
Eulamprus heatwolei Wells & Wellington |
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Sphenomorphus heatwolei Shea & Peterson 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
South Australia,
Victoria).
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Eulamprus heatwolei
© Rune Midtgaard
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Eulamprus kosciuskoi
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Alpine Water Skink, Alpine Meadow Skink
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Gebirgs-Wasserskink
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Bjergvandskink
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1932 | |
Lygosoma quoyi kosciuskoi Kinghorn |
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Sphenomorphus kosciuskoi Mittleman 1952 |
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Eulamprus kosciuskoi Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Costinisauria kosciuskoi Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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1985 | |
Costinisauria worrelli Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
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2009 | |
Costinisauria couperi Wells (Kaiser 2014) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland,
Victoria).
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Eulamprus leuraensis
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Blue Mountains Water Skink, Blue Mountains Swamp Skink
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Leura-Wasserskink
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Leura-vandskink
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1984 | |
Eulamprus leuraensis Wells & Wellington |
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Sphenomorphus leuraensis Shea & Peterson 1985 |
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Costinisauria leuraensis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales).
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Eulamprus quoyii
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Eastern Water Skink, Golden Water Skink, Golden Skink
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Östaustralischer Wasserskink
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Østaustralsk Vandskink
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1824 | |
Scincus vittatus Quoy & Gaimard [not Scincus vittatus Olivier 1804] |
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1839 | |
Gongylus quoyii Duméril & Bibron |
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Eulamprus quoyii Fitzinger 1843 |
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Hinulia quoyii Gray 1845 |
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Lygosoma quoyii Boulenger 1887 |
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Sphenomorphus quoyi Barbour 1914 |
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1875 | |
Hinulia gastrosticta Günther (Hutchinson & Rawlinson 1995) |
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Eulamprus gastrostictus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Remarks:
Reported from Kangaroo Island, South Australia (e.g., Waite 1927; Houston & Tyler 1979), but there is no documentation for the presence of the species in the island (Armstrong 1999).
Introduced to:
New Zealand
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Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Victoria).
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Eulamprus quoyii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Eulamprus tympanum
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Highland Water Skink, Cool-temperate Water Skink, (Southern Water Skink, Alpine Water Skink)
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Südaustralischer Wasserskink
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Sydaustralsk Vandskink
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1913 | |
Lygosoma tympanum Lönnberg & Andersson |
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Sphenomorphus quoyii tympanum Loveridge 1934 |
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Sphenomorphus tympanus Mittleman 1952 |
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Lygosoma quoyii tympanum Worrell 1963 |
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Eulamprus tympanum Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1985 | |
Eulamprus herseyi Wells & Wellington (Hutchinson & Rawlinson 1995) |
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1995 | |
Eulamprus tympanum marnieae Hutchinson & Rawlinson |
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Eulamprus marnieae Wells 2009 |
Other common names:
marnieae: Dreeite Water Skink
tympanum: Southern Water Skink
Remarks:
Presence of tympanum in Tasmania is based on its occurence in Rodondo Island in the Bass Strait off the Victoria coastline which is administered by Tasmania.
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
South Australia,
Tasmania
[Bass Strait Islands],
Victoria).
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Eulamprus tympanum
© Rune Midtgaard
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