NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cool-temperate Water-skink
Eulamprus tympanum (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915)
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 southern water skink, cool-temperate water-skink, highland water skink, or Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent length c. 100 mm) species of skink that is endemic to Australia. These skinks are found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria as well as on Tasmania's Rodondo Island in the Bass Strait. They are viviparous, mating in spring, and giving birth to live young in mid to late summer.
Wikipedia contributors, Southern water skink; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:03:51.999455+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eulamprus tympanum (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915)
- Name authority
- (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915)
- Common name
- Cool-temperate Water-skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Eulamprus
- 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
- subfamilySphenomorphinae
- genusEulamprus
- speciesEulamprus tympanum (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eulamprus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Warm-temperate Water-skinkEulamprus heatwolei Wells & Wellington, 1983 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alpine Meadow-skinkEulamprus kosciuskoi (Kinghorn, 1932) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue Mountains Swamp-skinkEulamprus leuraensis Wells & Wellington, 1984 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lygosoma tympanum Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915 Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915 | synonym |
| Eulamprus herseyi Wells & Wellington, 1985 Wells & Wellington, 1985 | 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=Eulamprus&species=tympanum 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:6GW3G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.