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Taxonomy of the genus Liopholis Biodiversity of the family Scincidae

Bibliography of the genus
Liopholis (Australian Desert and Rock Skinks)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Liopholis in general

Bamford, M.J.; Bamford, A.R. 2012. Behavioural observations on an unnamed species of skink Liopholis (formerly Egernia) "Cape Range" from Cape Range. Western Australian Naturalist 28(2): 107-111.

Chapple, D.G.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Maryan, B.; Plivelich, M.; Moore, J.A.; Keogh, J.S. 2008. Evolution and maintenance of colour pattern polymorphism in Liopholis (Squamata: Scincidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 56(2): 103-115.

Liopholis guthega

Atkins, Z.; Clemann, N.; Robert, K.A. 2015. Does shelter site selection aid persistence of a threatened alpine lizard? Assessing Liopholis guthega populations a decade after severe fire in southeastern Australia. Journal of Herpetology 49(2): 222-229.

Donnellan, S.C.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Dempsey, P.; Osborne, W.S. 2002. Systematics of the Egernia whitii species group (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 50(5): 439-459.

Liopholis inornata

Angelis, D. de 2010. Predation of a desert skink, Liopholis inornata, and burrow occupation by a ringed brown snake, Pseudonaja modesta. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 40(1): 48-51.

Bull, C.M.; Griffin, C.L.; Johnston, G.R. 1999. Olfactory discrimination in scat-piling lizards. Behavioral Ecology 10(2): 136-140.

Goldberg, S.R. 2005. Notes on the reproductive biology of two species of western Australian skinks. Egernia inornata and Egernia striata (Squamata: Scincidae). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 40(8): 147-148.

Hauschild, A. 1992. Haltung und Nachzucht von Egernia inornata (Rosen, 1905). Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 14(76): 22-26.

Hirschhorn, H.; Irvine, W. 1955. Notes on Egernia whitei. E. kintorei and E. inornata (Scincidae). North Queensland Naturalist 23(110): 5-6.

Horton, D.R. 1972. Lizard scales and adaptation. Systematic Zoology 21(4): 441-443.

Nimmo, D.G.; Kelly, L.T.; Farnsworth, L.M.; Watson, S.J.; Bennett, A.F. 2014. Why do some species have geographically varying responses to fire history? Ecography 37(8): 805-813.

Pianka, E.R.; Giles, W.F. 1982. Notes on the biology of two species of nocturnal skinks, Egernia inornata and Egernia striata, in the Great Victoria Desert. Western Australian Naturalist 15(2): 8-13.

Webber, P. 1978. To spy on a desert skink. Australian Natural History 19(8): 270-275.

Webber, P. 1979. Burrow density, position and relationship of burrows to vegetation coverage shown by Rosen's desert skink Egernia inornata (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 10(2): 16-20.

Wu, N.C.; Alton, L.A.; Clemente, C.J.; Kearney, M.R.; White, C.R. 2015. Morphology and burrowing energetics of semi-fossorial skinks (Liopholis spp.). Journal of Experimental Biology 218(15): 2416-2426.

Liopholis kintorei

Dennison, S.; McAlpin, S.; Chapple, D.G.; Stow, A.J. 2015. Genetic divergence among regions containing the vulnerable Great Desert Skink (Liopholis kintorei) in the Australian arid zone. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128874.

Hirschhorn, H.; Irvine, W. 1955. Notes on Egernia whitei. E. kintorei and E. inornata (Scincidae). North Queensland Naturalist 23(110): 5-6.

Horton, D.R. 1972. Lizard scales and adaptation. Systematic Zoology 21(4): 441-443.

McAlpin, S.; Duckett, P.; Stow, A. 2011. Lizards cooperatively tunnel to construct a long-term home for family members. PLoS ONE 6(5): e19041, 1-4.

Moore, D.; Kearney, M.R.; Paltridge, R.; McAlpin, S.; Stow, A. 2015. Is fire a threatening process for Liopholis kintorei, a nationally listed threatened skink. Wildlife Research 42(3): 207-216.

Pearson, D.; Davies, P.; Carnegie, N.; Ward, J. 2001. The great desert skink (Egernia kintorei) in Western Australia: distribution, reproduction and ethno-zoological observations. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 31(1): 64-68.

Stirling, E.C.; Zietz, A. 1893. Scientific results of the Elder Exploring Expedition. Vertebrata. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 16: 154-176.

Liopholis margaretae

Foster, R. 1993. A significant range extension of Egernia margaretae personata? Herpetofauna (Sydney) 23(2): 35-36.

Swan, G.; Foster, R. 2000. Confirmation of occurrence of the skink Egernia margaretae in western New South Wales. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 30(2): 48-49.

Liopholis modesta

Milton, D.A. 1987. Reproduction of two closely related skinks, Egernia modesta and E. whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in south-east Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 35(1): 35-41.

Milton, D.A.; Hughes, J.M. 1986. Habitat selection in two closely related skinks, Egernia modesta Storr and Egernia whitii Lacepede (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Australian Wildlife Research 13(2): 295-300.

Milton, D.A.; Hughes, J.M.; Mather, P.B. 1983. Electrophoretic evidence for the specific distinctness of Egernia modesta and E. whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Herpetologica 39(2): 100-105.

Liopholis montana

Donnellan, S.C.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Dempsey, P.; Osborne, W.S. 2002. Systematics of the Egernia whitii species group (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 50(5): 439-459.

Liopholis multiscutata

Abbott, I. 1978. Seabird islands. Lancelin Island, Western Australia. Corella 2(2): 40-42.

Chapple, D.G.; Keogh, J.S.; Hutchinson, M.N. 2004. Molecular phylogeography and systematics of the arid-zone members of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33(3): 549-561.

Coventry, A.J.; Robertson, P. 1980. New records of scincid lizards from Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 97(5): 190-193.

Ford, J. 1963. The distribution and variation of the skinks Egernia pulchra and E. bos in Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 9: 25-29.

Horton, D.R. 1972. Lizard scales and adaptation. Systematic Zoology 21(4): 441-443.

Mitchell, F.J.; Behrudt, A.C. 1949. Fauna and flora of the Greenly Islands. 1. Introductory narrative and vertebrate fauna. Records of the South Australian Museum 9(2): 167-179.

Smith, L.A.; Johnstone, R.E. 1988. Seabird islands No. 186. Inshore Island, Archipelago of the Recherche, Western Australia. Corella 12(3): 87-88.

Storr, G.M. 1960. Egernia bos a new skink from the south coast of Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 7: 99-103.

Thornett, E.; Ostendorf, B.; Taggart, D.A. 2017. Interspecies co-use of southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) burrows. Australian Mammalogy 39(2): 205-212

Wellington, B.D. 1991. Additional reptile records from Wongan Hills. Western Australian Naturalist 18(6): 170.

Liopholis pulchra

Diamond, J.M. 1978. Critical areas for maintaining viable populations of species. NATO Conference Series I Ecology 3: 27-40.

Ford, J. 1963. The distribution and variation of the skinks Egernia pulchra and E. bos in Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 9: 25-29.

Ford, J. 1965. The skink Egernia pulchra in the Stirling Range. Western Australian Naturalist 9: 175-176.

Horton, D.R. 1972. Lizard scales and adaptation. Systematic Zoology 21(4): 441-443.

Liopholis slateri

Fenner, A.L.; Pavey, C.R.; Michael, B.C. 2012. Behavioural observations and use of burrow systems by an endangered Australian arid-zone lizard, Slater's skink (Liopholis slateri). Australian Journal of Zoology 60(2): 127-132.

Fenner, A.L.; Pavey, C.R.; Michael, B.C. 2012. Characteristics of the burrows of Slater's skink, Liopholis slateri. Herpetological Journal 22(2): 115-121.

McKinney, M.A.; Schlesinger, C.A.; Pavey, C.R. 2014. Foraging behaviour of the endangered Australian skink (Liopholis slateri). Australian Journal of Zoology 62(6): 477-482.

Pavey, C.R.; Burwell, C.J.; Nano, C.E.M. 2010. Foraging ecology and habitat use of Slater's Skink (Egernia slateri): an endangered Australian desert lizard. Journal of Herpetology 44(4): 563-571.

Treilibs, C.E.; Pavey, C.R.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Bull, C.M. 2016. Photographic identification of individuals of a free-ranging, small terrestrial vertebrate. Ecology and Evolution 6(3): 800-809.

Liopholis striata

Goldberg, S.R. 2005. Notes on the reproductive biology of two species of western Australian skinks. Egernia inornata and Egernia striata (Squamata: Scincidae). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 40(8): 147-148.

Pianka, E.R.; Giles, W.F. 1982. Notes on the biology of two species of nocturnal skinks, Egernia inornata and Egernia striata, in the Great Victoria Desert. Western Australian Naturalist 15(2): 8-13.

Sternfeld, R. 1919. Neue Schlangen und Echsen aus Zentralaustralien. Frank-furt. a. M. Mitt. Sanckenb, Ges. 1: 76-83.

Wu, N.C.; Alton, L.A.; Clemente, C.J.; Kearney, M.R.; White, C.R. 2015. Morphology and burrowing energetics of semi-fossorial skinks (Liopholis spp.). Journal of Experimental Biology 218(15): 2416-2426.

Liopholis whitii

Bordogna, G.; Cunningham, G.; Fitzpatrick, L.J.; Halliwell, B.; MacGregor, H.E.A.; Munch, K.L.; Wapstra, E.; While, G.M. 2016. An experimental test of relatedness-based mate discrimination in a social lizard. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70(12): 2139-2147.

Botterill-James, T.; Halliwell, B.; McKeown, S.; Sillince, J.; Uller, T.; Wapstra, E.; While, G.M. 2017. Family aggression in a social lizard. Scientific Reports 7: 3502

Bowker, G.M. 1980. Seabird islands. No. 99. Griffiths Island, Victoria. Corella 4(4): 104-106.

Brothers, N.P. 1979. Seabird islands. Tasman Island, Tasmania. Corella 3(3): 55-57.

Bruyn, M. 1994. An investigation of group living in Egernia whitii, a possible example of sociality in lizards. Unpublished B.Sc. (Hons.) thesis, University of Tasmania.

Chapple, D.G. 2005. Life history and reproductive ecology of White's skink, Egernia whitii. Australian Journal of Zoology 53(6): 353-360.

Chapple, D.G.; Keogh, J.S. 2004. Parallel adaptive radiations in and and temperate Australia: molecular phylogeography and systematics of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 83(2): 157-173.

Chapple, D.G.; Keogh, J.S. 2005. Complex mating system and dispersal patterns in a social lizard, Egernia whitii. Molecular Ecology 14(4): 1215-1227.

Chapple, D.G.; Keogh, J.S. 2006. Group structure and stability in social aggregations of white's skink, Egernia whitii. Ethology 112(3): 247-257.

Chapple, D.G.; Keogh, J.S.; Hutchinson, M.N. 2004. Molecular phylogeography and systematics of the arid-zone members of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33(3): 549-561.

Chapple, D.G.; Keogh, J.S.; Hutchinson, M.N. 2005. Substantial genetic substructuring in southeastern and alpine Australia revealed by molecular phylogeography of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group. Molecular Ecology 14(5): 1279-1292.

Donnellan, S.C.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Dempsey, P.; Osborne, W.S. 2002. Systematics of the Egernia whitii species group (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 50(5): 439-459.

Green, R.H. 1984. The Vegetation, Fauna and Archaeology of Ordnance Point, North-Western Tasmania. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum 84: 1-67.

Halliwell, B.; Uller, T.; Chapple, D.G.; Gardner, M.G.; Wapstra, E.; While, G.M. 2017. Habitat saturation promotes delayed dispersal in a social reptile. Behavioral Ecology 28(2): 515-522

Henzell, R.P. 1982. Adaptation to aridity in lizards of the Egernia whitei species-group. pp. 229-233, illustr. In: Barker, W.R. & Greenslade, P.J.M. (eds.). Evolution of the flora and fauna of arid Australia. Peacock Publications, Frewville, South Australia. 392 pp.

Hewer, A.M. 1954. Snails and reptiles on Betsy Island. Tasmanian Naturalist N.S. 2(2) [1951]: 7.

Hickman, J.L. 1960. Observations on the skink lizard Egernia whitii (Lacépède). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 94: 111-119.

Hirschhorn, H.; Irvine, W. 1955. Notes on Egernia whitei. E. kintorei and E. inornata (Scincidae). North Queensland Naturalist 23(110): 5-6.

Horton, D.R. 1972. Lizard scales and adaptation. Systematic Zoology 21(4): 441-443.

Hugi, J.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Koyabu, D.; Sánchez-Villagra, M.R. 2012. Heterochronic shifts in the ossification sequences of surface- and subsurface-dwelling skinks are correlated with the degree of limb reduction. Zoology (Jena) 115(3): 188-198.

Hugi, J.; Mitgutsch, C.; Sánchez-Villagra, M.R. 2010. Chondrogenic and ossification patterns and sequences in White's skink Liopholis whitii (Scincidae, Reptilia). Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 21-32.

Johnson, C.R. 1977. Thermoregulation in four Australian lizards of the genus Egernia (Sauria: Scincidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 60(4): 381-390.

Lacepede, B.G.E. 1804. Mémoire sur plusiers animaux de la Nouvelle-Hollande dont la description n'a pas encore été publiée. Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 4: 184-211.

McEvoy, J.; While, G.M.; Sinn, D.L.; Wapstra, E. 2013. The role of size and aggression in intrasexual male competition in a social lizard species, Egernia whitii. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67(1): 79-90.

Milton, D. 1990. Genetic evidence for sympatric differentiation between two colour morphs of the skink Egernia whitii. Australian Journal of Zoology 38(2): 117-130.

Milton, D.A. 1987. Reproduction of two closely related skinks, Egernia modesta and E. whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in south-east Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 35(1): 35-41.

Milton, D.A.; Hughes, J.M. 1986. Habitat selection in two closely related skinks, Egernia modesta Storr and Egernia whitii Lacepede (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Australian Wildlife Research 13(2): 295-300.

Milton, D.A.; Hughes, J.M.; Mather, P.B. 1983. Electrophoretic evidence for the specific distinctness of Egernia modesta and E. whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Herpetologica 39(2): 100-105.

Mitchell, F.J.; Behrudt, A.C. 1949. Fauna and flora of the Greenly Islands. 1. Introductory narrative and vertebrate fauna. Records of the South Australian Museum 9(2): 167-179.

Pescott, T. 1965. A visit to Lady Julia Percy Island. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 81: 290-301.

Sinn, D.L.; While, G.M.; Wapstra, E. 2008. Maternal care in a social lizard: links between female aggression and offspring fitness. Animal Behaviour 76(4): 1249-1257.

Storr, G.M. 1968. Revision of the Egernia whitei species group (Lacertilia, Scincidae). Journal Proc. R. Soc. West. Aust. 51: 51-62.

Templeton, M.T. 1972. Reptiles of King Island. Tasmanian Naturalist 31: 1-2.

Thornett, E.; Ostendorf, B.; Taggart, D.A. 2017. Interspecies co-use of southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) burrows. Australian Mammalogy 39(2): 205-212

Tubb, J.A. 1937. Reports of the expedition of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Lady Julia Percy Island. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of Victoria N.S. 49(2): 425.

Turner, G. 1997. The ingestion of sloughed skin by members of the genus Egernia (Scincidae). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(2): 35-38.

Warham, J. 1979. Seabird islands. Cat Island, Tasmania. Corella 3(3): 42-45.

While, G.M.; Jones, S.M.; Wapstra, E. 2007. Birthing asynchrony is not a consequence of asynchronous offspring development in a non-avian vertebrate, the Australian skink Egernia whitii. Functional Ecology 21(3): 513-519.

While, G.M.; Sinn, D.L.; Wapstra, E. 2009. Female aggression predicts mode of paternity acquisition in a social lizard. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences Series B 276(1664): 2021-2029.

While, G.M.; Uller, T.; Bordogna, G.; Wapstra, E. 2014. Promiscuity resolves constraints on social mate choice imposed by population viscosity. Molecular Ecology 23(3): 721-732.

While, G.M.; Uller, T.; McEvoy, J.; Wapstra, E. 2009. Long-lasting effects of among- but not within-litter timing of birth in a viviparous lizard. Evolutionary Ecology Research 11(8): 1259-1270.

While, G.M.; Uller, T.; Wapstra, E. 2009. Family conflict and the evolution of sociality in reptiles. Behavioral Ecology 20(2): 245-250.

While, G.M.; Uller, T.; Wapstra, E. 2009. Offspring performance and the adaptive benefits of prolonged pregnancy: experimental tests in a viviparous lizard. Functional Ecology 23(4): 818-825.

While, G.M.; Uller, T.; Wapstra, E. 2009. Within-population variation in social strategies characterize the social and mating system of an Australian lizard, Egernia whitii. Austral Ecology 34(8): 938-949.

While, G.M.; Uller, T.; Wapstra, E. 2011. Variation in social organization influences the opportunity for sexual selection in a social lizard. Molecular Ecology 20(4): 844-852.

While, G.M.; Wapstra, E. 2008. Are there benefits to being born asynchronously: an experimental test in a social lizard. Behavioral Ecology 19(1): 208-216.

While, G.M.; Wapstra, E. 2009. Effects of basking opportunity on birthing asynchrony in a viviparous lizard. Animal Behaviour 77(6): 1465-1470.