NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
- Name authority
- (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
- Common name
- Southern Weasel Skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Saproscincus
- 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
- subfamilyEugongylinae
- genusSaproscincus
- speciesSaproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Saproscincus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Wet Tropics ShadeskinkSaproscincus lewisi Couper & Keim, 1998 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pale-lipped ShadeskinkSaproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hannah's ShadeskinkSaproscincus hannahae Couper & Keim, 1998 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Highland Forest SkinkSaproscincus rosei Wells & Wellington, 1985 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gully ShadeskinkSaproscincus spectabilis (de Vis, 1888) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Czechuras Litter-skinkSaproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eungella ShadeskinkSaproscincus eungellensis Sadlier, Couper, Colgan, Vanderduys & Rickard, 2005 | 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 (Mocoa) sonderi Peters, 1878 Peters, 1878 | synonym |
| Mocoa mustelina O'Shaughnessy, 1874 O'Shaughnessy, 1874 | synonym |
| Lygosoma (Mocoa) lacrymans Peters & Doria, 1878 Peters & Doria, 1878 | synonym |
| Lygosoma (Mocoa) orichalceum Boettger, 1878 Boettger, 1878 | synonym |
| Lygosoma paraeneum Ahl, 1925 Ahl, 1925 | synonym |
| Lygosoma | 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=Saproscincus&species=mustelinus 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:6XKFB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.