It can be challenging to reliably detect rare or cryptic species. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is
an emerging tool for detecting species and is increasingly being used to detect reptiles in …

A new species of rock skink Liopholis Fitzinger 1843 (Scincidae) is described from the Mann-
Musgrave Ranges of north-western South Australia. Liopholis margaretae sensu lato (Storr …

The long-forgotten snake name Tortrix australis Gray, 1841 is shown to be a senior synonym
of Demansia reticulata (Gray, 1842), an elapid species from Western Australia. The …

This report has been prepared by SLR Consulting Australia (SLR) with all reasonable skill,
care and diligence, and taking account of the timescale and resources allocated to it by …

Diagnosis Diagnosis: Proablepharus naranjicaudus sp. nov. can be distinguished from all
other species in the genus by the following combination of characters: supraoculars four, first …

Diagnosis Diagnosis (genus). A monotypic genus consisting of a large agamid lizard in the
subfamily Amphibolurinae with exposed tympanum, gular scales smooth to weakly keeled …

Members of the genus Strophurus (colloquially referred to as striped, jewelled, phasmid and
spiny-tailed geckos) are all characterized by the ability to exude a viscous, highly adhesive …

Diagnosis Diagnosis (panoptes): A large ground monitor (up to 120 cm long) with strongly
compressed tail. Generally similar to V. gouldii but differing in its strongly spotted dorsum …

Diagnosis Diagnosis (genus). A genus of small skinks (adult SVL≤ 51mm) with pentadactyl
limbs,≤ 24 midbody scale rows,≥ 55 paravertebral scales, and≥ 30 presacral vertebrae …

Comment Synonymy: Assigned previously to the Diplodactylus stenodactylus group. The
name Lucasius is preoccupied by a Crustacean and has also been used for a …