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Desert Skink
Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The desert egernia, unadorned desert-skink or desert skink (Liopholis inornata) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The desert egernia is endemic to the continent of Australia, and is widespread, with populations recorded in all mainland states and territories except the Australian Capital Territory. The desert egernia is found in dry, desert areas with deep, uncompacted sandy/loamy soils and little significant vegetation cover.
Wikipedia contributors, Desert egernia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:55:58.180444+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905)
- Name authority
- (Rosén, 1905)
- Common name
- Desert Skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Liopholis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyEgerniinae
- genusLiopholis
- speciesLiopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Liopholis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Guthega SkinkLiopholis guthega (Donnellan, Hutchinson, Dempsey & Osborne, 2002) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centralian Ranges Rock-skinkLiopholis margaretae (Storr, 1968) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mountain SkinkLiopholis montana (Donnellan, Hutchinson, Dempsey & Osborne, 2002) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bull SkinkLiopholis multiscutata (Mitchell & Behrndt, 1949) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| South-western Rock-skinkLiopholis pulchra (Werner, 1910) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centralian Floodplains Desert-skinkLiopholis slateri (Storr, 1968) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White's Rock-skinkLiopholis whitii (Lacépède, 1804) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centralian Ranges Rock-skinkLiopholis personata (Storr, 1968) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Great Desert-skinkLiopholis kintorei (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Ranges Rock-skinkLiopholis modesta (Storr, 1968) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Night SkinkLiopholis striata (Sternfeld, 1919) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Egernia inornata Rosén, 1905 Rosén, 1905 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Liopholis&species=inornata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3V7BW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.