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Centralian Blue-Tongued Lizard
Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919
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 Centralian blue-tongued skink or Centralian blue-tongue (Tiliqua multifasciata) is a species of skink, occurring predominantly in the far north-west corner of New South Wales, Australia. It is one of six species belonging to the genus Tiliqua; the blue-tongued skinks and the shinglebacks. This species of reptile classifies as a lizard.
Wikipedia contributors, Centralian blue-tongued skink; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:13:53.641347+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919
- Name authority
- Sternfeld, 1919
- Common name
- Centralian Blue-Tongued Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Tiliqua
- 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
- genusTiliqua
- speciesTiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tiliqua. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Giant Bluetongue SkinkTiliqua gigas (Schneider, 1801) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blotched Blue-Tongued LizardTiliqua nigrolutea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pinecone lizardTiliqua rugosa (Gray, 1825) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Blue-Tongued LizardTiliqua occipitalis (Peters, 1863) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common BluetongueTiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Tiliqua occipitalis auriculare Kinghorn, 1931 Kinghorn, 1931 | synonym |
| Tiliqua occipitalis nossiteri Glauert, 1923 Glauert, 1923 | 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=Tiliqua&species=multifasciata 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:56WZM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.