Accepted scientific name:
Carlia longipes MACLEAY 1877 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Carlia longipes MACLEAY 1877
Synonyms:
Heteropus cheverti MACLEAY 1877 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Heteropus cheverti MACLEAY 1877
Heteropus longipes MACLEAY 1877 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Heteropus longipes MACLEAY 1877
Heteropus maculatus DE 1885 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Heteropus maculatus DE 1885
Heteropus quinquecarinatus MACLEAY 1877 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Heteropus quinquecarinatus MACLEAY 1877
Heteropus rubricatus DE 1885 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Heteropus rubricatus DE 1885
Heteropus sexdentatus MACLEAY 1877 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Heteropus sexdentatus MACLEAY 1877
Heteropus variegatus MACLEAY 1877 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Heteropus variegatus MACLEAY 1877
Leiolopisma fuscum MITCHELL 1953 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Leiolopisma fuscum MITCHELL 1953
Common names:
Common name Language Country
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Scincidae
Genus Carlia
Distribution: Australia (North Territory, Queensland), possibly Indonesia (SE Irian Jaya) Terra typica: Endeavour River, Qld.
Additional data: Holotype: AM R31878 Syntypes: AM R31868-70, from Darnley Is., Torres Strait, Qld. [Heteropus variegatus] Syntypes: AM R31875-6, from Barrow Is., Qld. [Heteropus cheverti] Syntypes: AM R31871-5, from Darnley Is., Torres Strait, Qld. [Heteropus quinquecarinatus] Syntypes: AM R31879-81, from Cape Grenville, Qld. [Heteropus sexdentatus] Holotype: QM presumed lost (probably from Cape York, Qld.), see Covacevich (1971) [Heteropus maculatus] Holotype: QM presumed lost (probably from Cape York, Qld.), see Covacevich (1971) [Heteropus rubricatus] Holotype: QM J230, from Cardwell, Qld. [Heteropus rostralis] Synonymy after COGGER 1983 who also synonymizes Heteropus rostralis DE VIS 1885 with Carlia longipes.
Source database: TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.,
Online resource: http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Carlia&species=longipes
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:f020c45a-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201