NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Coastal She-Oak Slender Bluetongue
Cyclodomorphus michaeli Wells & Wellington, 1984
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.
East Gippsland, Vic.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Mainland she-oak skink, also known as the Eastern she-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus michaeli) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae which is endemic to eastern Australia. Its distribution extends from the New England region of New South Wales in the north to the Gippsland of Victoria in the south.
Wikipedia contributors, Mainland she-oak skink; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:12:37.751758+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyclodomorphus michaeli Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Name authority
- Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Common name
- Coastal She-Oak Slender Bluetongue
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Cyclodomorphus
- 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
- genusCyclodomorphus
- speciesCyclodomorphus michaeli Wells & Wellington, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclodomorphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pink-Tongued LizardCyclodomorphus gerrardii (Gray, 1845) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Slender BluetongueCyclodomorphus branchialis (Günther, 1867) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Slender Blue-tongueCyclodomorphus celatus Shea & Miller, 1995 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant Slender BluetongueCyclodomorphus maximus (Storr, 1976) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Cyclodomorphus&species=michaeli 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.
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:6BS8T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.