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McIlwraith bar-lipped skink

McIlwraith bar-lipped skink (Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta)
McIlwraith Range, Queensland
Photo © Conrad Hoskin
Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta - Hoskin & Couper, 2014
Pronunciation   
Etymology  Glaphyromorphus: 'polished form'1
nyanchupinta: "Nyanchupinta translates as: 'nyanchu' for 'dead leaves or mulch' and 'pinta' for 'covered', referring to the lizard being hidden in the leaf-litter. The species was named by Elders of the Kaantju clan, traditional owners of the McIlwraith Range where the species lives."2
Other names   
 
Snout-to-vent length
Species avg: 5.4 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
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Description

"narrowly separated adpressed limbs (not separated by more than the length of the forelimb); more than 24 midbody scale rows; the prefontal separated from the preocular; small body size (max SVL ~ 54 mm); seven supralabials (with 5th below centre of eye); fewer than 21 lamellae beneath 4th toe; a strong barred body pattern extending to hindlimbs; dark supralabial scales with a central white dot; dark streaks typically present on throat."2

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Taxonomic notes

This species was described by Hoskin & Couper in 2014.2

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