#kaputarensis allengreeri brunneo dorsei davidmerceicai robertwatsoni angelikadennesae

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The inevitable split up of the common Australian skink lizard Allengreerus delicata AKA Lampropholis delicata into resurrected and new species (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae).

LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1BA34901-8F8A-4D4B-AC0C-9B3CA920A276 Raymond t. Hoser

LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:F9D74EB5-CFB5-49A0-8C7C-9F993B8504AE

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Received 9 April 2022, Accepted 22 May 2022, Published 10 June 2022.

ABSTRACT

Long known to be a species complex, the putative species originally described as Mocoa delicata De Vis, 1888, has a chequered taxonomic history.  It has since been placed in the genera Lygosoma, Leiolopisma, Lampropholis and most recently Allengreerus by Hoser (2009), based on divergence from the type species within Lampropholis Fitzinger, 1843.

Related forms have been formally named including Lampropholis longleyi Wells and Wellington, 1985 from the New England region of New South Wales, Lampropholis colossus Ingram, 1990 from the Bunya Mountains, Queensland, Allengreerus ronhoseri Hoser, 2009 from near Shepparton in northern Victoria and A. delicata jackyhoserae from Pakenham, (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia.

Cogger (2014), following from the unscientific dictates of Kaiser et al. (2013), synonymised the preceding forms with “Lampropholis delicata”, (excluding one of the least divergent of them, being L. colossus) as have more recent authors such as Wilson and Swan (2017).

This was also in the face of excellent peer reviewed scientific descriptions for each and noting that Kaiser et al. (2013) was not peer reviewed. It was in fact published in their own online “journal”.

However, the peer reviewed scientific evidence of Chapple et al. in 2011 showed that each of these preceding formally named forms diverged from the nominate form of L. delicata with a type locality of Warro Station, Port Curtis, Queensland (between Bundaberg and Rockhampton), millions of years prior.

A. longleyi diverged about 6 MYA from A. delicata; A. ronhoseri from A. longleyi about 4 MYA and A. colossus, A. delicata jackyhoserae both diverged from A. ronhoseri and from each other about 3.5 MYA, with no known genetic admixture, meaning each should be given full species-level recognition.

Besides recognizing these five previously named species, this paper formally describes and names 14 other obviously divergent forms in the same species complex in accordance with the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Ride et al. 2019), being a significant addition to the biodiversity inventory of Australia.

Each has an estimated minimum divergence from their nearest relative of at least 2 MYA.

An obviously divergent new species in the Lampropholis guichenoti Duméril and Bibron, 1839 species complex, with a 2.15-5.77 MYA divergence from its nearest relative L. swani Wells and Wellington, 1985 is also formally named for the first time.

Keywords: Taxonomy; nomenclature; Australia; Skink; lizard; Scincidae; Lampropholis; Allengreerus; delicata; longleyi; colossus; ronhoseri; jackyhoserae; guichenoti; lunneyi; swani; New species; allengreeri; brunneo; dorsei; davidmerceicai; robertwatsoni; angelikadennesae; scottgranti; rosswellingtoni; kaputarensis; trevorhawkeswoodi; richardwellsei; adelynhoserae; matheri; marulanensis; oxyi.

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Over 100 species formally discovered and named by Snakeman

Species Group 1006. Abbasaurum abba Hoser, 2022 1007. Abbasaurum bobbottomi Hoser, 2022 1008. Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022 1009. Acanthophis barnetti Hoser, 1998 1010. Acanthophis bottomi Hoser, 1998 1011. Acanthophis cliffrosswellingtoni Hoser, 2002 1012. Acanthophis crotalusei Hoser, 1998 1013. Acanthophis cummingi Hoser, 1998 1014. Acanthophis donnellani Hoser, 2002 1015. Acanthophis granti Hoser, 2014 1016. Acanthophis groenveldi Hoser, 2002 1017. Acanthophis hoserae Hoser, 2014 1018. Acanthophis karkarensis Hoser, 2020 1019. Acanthophis macgregori Hoser, 2002 1020. Acanthophis macgregori Hoser, 2014 1021. Acanthophis maryani Hoser, 2014 1022. Acanthophis moorei Hoser, 2014 32 32 1023. Acanthophis mumpini Hoser, 2014 1024. Acanthophis oxyi Hoser, 2020 1025. Acanthophis wellsei Hoser, 1998 1026. Acanthophis woolfi Hoser, 1998 1027. Acanthophis yuwoni Hoser, 2002 1028. Acanthophis yuwoni Hoser, 2014 1029. Acrantophis sloppi Hoser, 2013 1030. Acritoscincus (Celerscincus) diversus Hoser, 2022 1031. Acritoscincus (Celerscincus) katrinahoserae Hoser, 2022 1032. Acritoscincus (Celerscincus) paulwoolfi Hoser, 2022 1033. Acritoscincus (Labialalbum) davidmerceicai Hoser, 2022 1034. Acritoscincus adelynhoserae Hoser, 2022 1035. Acritoscincus granti Hoser, 2022 1036. Acritoscincus jackyhoserae Hoser, 2022 1037. Acritoscincus taipanbarnetti Hoser, 2022 1038. Acritoscincus tybarnetti Hoser, 2022 1039. Acrochordus mahakamiensis Hoser, 2014 1040. Acrochordus malayensis Hoser, 2014 1041. Actinemys maxinehoserae Hoser, 2021 1042. Adelotus griffithsi Hoser, 2016 1043. Adelotus valentici Hoser, 2016 1044. Adelynhosergecko adelynhoserae Hoser, 2018 1045. Adelynhosergecko brettbarnetti Hoser, 2018 1046. Adelynhosergecko haydnmcphiei Hoser, 2018 1047. Adelynhosergecko huonensis Hoser, 2018 1048. Adelynhosergecko judyfergusonae Hoser, 2018 1049. Adelynhosergecko lachlanmcpheei Hoser, 2018 1050. Adelynhosergecko lucybennettae Hoser, 2018 1051. Adelynhosergecko madangensis Hoser, 2018 1052. Adelynhosergecko matteoae Hoser, 2018 1053. Adelynhosergecko sloppi Hoser, 2018 1054. Adelynhosergecko stevebennetti Hoser, 2018 1055. Adelynhoserhylea adelynhoserae Hoser, 2020 1056. Adelynhoserhylea yikes Hoser, 2020 1057. Adelynhosersaur adelynae Hoser, 2016 1058. Adelynhosersaur jackyae Hoser, 2016 1059. Adelynhosersaur wilkiei Hoser, 2016 1060. Adelynhoserserpenae wellsi Hoser, 2013 1061. Aechmophrys adelynhoserae Hoser, 2018 1062. Aechmophrys jackyhoserae Hoser, 2018 1063. Aintemoia dannygoodwini Hoser, 2019 1064. Aintemoia latishadarwinae Hoser, 2019 1065. Aintemoia michaelguiheneufi Hoser, 2019 1066. Aintemoia rosssadlieri Hoser, 2019 1067. Alanbrygelus alanbrygeli Hoser, 2012 1068. Alanbrygelus sammywatsonae Hoser, 2012 1069. Alanbrygelus smythi Hoser, 2012 1070. Albogibba ingens Hoser, 2020 1071. Alexteescolotes teesi Hoser, 2018 1072. Allengreercolotes allengreeri Hoser, 2018 1073. Allengreercolotes pauldarwini Hoser, 2018 1074. Allengreercolotes paulwoolfi Hoser, 2018 1075. Allengreerus adelynhoserae Hoser, 2022 1076. Allengreerus allengreeri Hoser, 2022 1077. Allengreerus angelikadennesae Hoser, 2022 1078. Allengreerus brunneo Hoser, 2022 1079. Allengreerus davidmerceicai Hoser, 2022 1080. Allengreerus dorsei Hoser, 2022 33 33 1081. Allengreerus jackyhoserae Hoser, 2012 1082. Allengreerus kaputarensis Hoser, 2022 1083. Allengreerus marulanensis Hoser, 2022 1084. Allengreerus matheri Hoser, 2022 1085. Allengreerus richardwellsei Hoser, 2022 1086. Allengreerus robertwatsoni Hoser, 2022 1087. Allengreerus ronhoseri Hoser, 2009 1088. Allengreerus rosswellingtoni Hoser, 2022 1089. Allengreerus scottgranti Hoser, 2022 1090. Allengreerus trevorhawkeswoodi Hoser, 2022 1091. Altmantyphlops wellsi Hoser, 2012 1092. Amalosia alexanderdudleyi Hoser, 2017 1093. Amphibolurus adelyn Hoser, 2015 1094. Amphibolurus eipperi Hoser, 2015 1095. Amphibolurus jacky Hoser, 2015 1096. Amphibolurus wellsi Hoser, 2015 1097. Amyda ashphillipsi Hoser, 2021 1098. Amyda magnapapulae Hoser, 2021 1099. Anepischetosia shireenhoserae Hoser, 2022 1100. Anepischetosia simonkortlangi Hoser, 2022 1101. Angularanta (Raucus) oxyeei Hoser, 2020 1102. Angularanta (Scelerisqueanura) brunetus Hoser, 2020 1103. Angularanta chydaeus Hoser, 2020 1104. Angularanta communia Hoser, 2020 1105. Angularanta extentacrus Hoser, 2020 1106. Angularanta leucopunctata Hoser, 2020 1107. Angularanta mukherjii Hoser, 2020 1108. Angularanta quaeinfernas Hoser, 2020 1109. Angularanta vulgarans Hoser, 2020 1110. Anomalopus eungellaensis Hoser, 2022 1111. Anomalopus woolfi Hoser, 2022 1112. Anomochilus marleneswilae Hoser, 2013 1113. Antaresia brentonoloughani Hoser, 2003 1114. Antaresia campbelli Hoser, 2000 1115. Antaresia kimberleyae Hoser, 2022 1116. Aplopeltura daranini Hoser, 2016 1117. Aplopeltura gibbonsi Hoser, 2016 1118. Aplopeltura lynnejohnstoneae Hoser, 2016 1119. Aplopeltura omarelhelou Hoser, 2016 1120. Aplopeltura shireenae Hoser, 2016 1121. Aprasia gibbonsi Hoser, 2015 1122. Aprasia rentoni Hoser, 2015 1123. Arenosumgekko richardwellsi Hoser, 2021 1124. Aspidites adelynensis Hoser, 2000 1125. Aspidites davieii Hoser, 2000 1126. Aspidites neildavieii Hoser, 2009 1127. Aspidites panoptes Hoser, 2000 1128. Aspidites richardjonesii Hoser, 2000 1129. Aspidites rickjonesii Hoser, 2009 1130. Aspidoclonion sloppi Hoser, 2018 1131. Aspidomorphus coggeri Hoser, 2014 1132. Aspidomorphus keneficki Hoser, 2014 1133. Aspidomorphus macdowelli Hoser, 2014 1134. Aspidomorphus tamisi Hoser, 2014 1135. Aspris peterkraussi Hoser, 2019 1136. Aspris russellgranti Hoser, 2019 1137. Assa brianchampioni Hoser, 2020 1138. Assa guatammukherjii Hoser, 2020 34 34 1139. Assa jamesbondi Hoser, 2020 1140. Assa roberteksteini Hoser, 2020 1141. Asymblepharus aurisovalibus Hoser, 2019 1142. Asymblepharus lateralibusdorsoclavo Hoser, 2019 1143. Australiasis funki Hoser, 2012 1144. Bitis (Klosevipera) kajerikbulliardi Hoser, 2013 1145. Bitis (Klosevipera) swilae Hoser, 2013 1146. Bitis benjaminswilei Hoser, 2022 1147. Bitis brianwallacei Hoser, 2013 1148. Bitis lourenceklosei Hoser, 2013 1149. Bitis matteoae Hoser, 2013 1150. Bitis oflahertyae Hoser, 2013 1151. Bitis pintaudii Hoser, 2013 1152. Bitis tomcottoni Hoser, 2013 1153. Bobbottomcolotes bobbottomi Hoser, 2018 1154. Bobbottomcolotes crusmaculosus Hoser, 2018 1155. Bobbottomcolotes potens Hoser, 2018 1156. Bogophryne breonnataylorae Hoser, 2020 1157. Bogophryne duboisi Hoser, 2020 1158. Bogophryne naomiosakaae Hoser, 2020 1159. Bogophryne uterbog Hoser, 2020 1160. Boiga buruensis Hoser, 2016 1161. Boiga donagheyae Hoser, 2017 1162. Boiga germainegreerae Hoser, 2017 1163. Boiga halmaheraensis Hoser, 2016 1164. Boiga mickpitmani Hoser, 2017 1165. Boiga newbritainensis Hoser, 2016 1166. Boiga roddai Hoser, 2016 1167. Boiga solomonensis Hoser, 2016 1168. Boiga sudestensis Hoser, 2016 1169. Bothrops lenhoseri Hoser, 2013 1170. Bothrops maccartneyi Hoser, 2013 1171. Bothrops mexicoiensis Hoser, 2013 1172. Boulengerina adelynhoserae Hoser, 2013 1173. Boulengerina jackyhoserae Hoser, 2013 1174. Brachyurophis alexantenori Hoser, 2020 1175. Brachyurophis lesshearimi Hoser, 2020 1176. Brachyurophis paultamisi Hoser, 2020 1177. Brachyurophis paulwoolfi Hoser, 2020 1178. Brachyurophis richardshearimi Hoser, 2020 1179. Broghammerus dalegibbonsi Hoser, 2004 1180. Broghammerus euanedwardsi Hoser, 2004 1181. Broghammerus haydnmacphiei Hoser, 2004 1182. Broghammerus mandella Hoser, 2014 1183. Broghammerus neilsonnemani Hoser, 2004 1184. Broghammerus patrickcouperi Hoser, 2004 1185. Broghammerus stuartbigmorei Hoser, 2004 1186. Bronchocela harradineus Hoser, 2014 1187. Bufonella euanedwardsi Hoser, 2020 1188. Bufonella hoserae Hoser, 2020 1189. Bufonella sadlieri Hoser, 2020 1190. Bufonella woolfi Hoser, 2020 1191. Burramys hosersbogensis Hoser, 2020 1192. Burramys scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020 1193. Burramys timdalei Hoser, 2020 1194. Cacophis günther, 1863. scanloni Hoser, 2014 1195. Cacophis günther, 1863. sheai Hoser, 2014 1196. Caeruleocaudascincus brettbarnetti Hoser, 2019

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AJH Issue 55, full list of newly named taxa.  ...  Australasian Journal of Herpetology ®

Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 57, published 10 June 2022 List of new taxa formally named. 3 major papers listed below the list.

New Genus Obscuraskinkus Hoser, 2022. New Subgenus Tractuoscincus Hoser, 2022. Sparsuskinkus Hoser, 2022. New Species Allengreerus allengreeri Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus brunneo Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus dorsei Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus davidmerceicai Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus robertwatsoni Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus angelikadennesae Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus scottgranti Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus rosswellingtoni Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus kaputarensis Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus trevorhawkeswoodi Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus richardwellsei Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus adelynhoserae Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus matheri Hoser, 2022. Allengreerus marulanensis Hoser, 2022. Lampropholis oxyi Hoser, 2022. Obscuraskinkus neglectus Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus martinekae Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus stevebennetti Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus igh Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus micra Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus eughr Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus jessicabriggsae Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus garystephensoni Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus alexanderdudleyi Hoser, 2022. New Subspecies Austroablepharus kinghorni elonginquo Hoser, 2022. Obscuraskinkus (Sparsuskinkus) czechurai divergens Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus jessicabriggsae insolitum Hoser, 2022. Proablepharus garystephensoni absconditus Hoser, 2022.