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Gully Shadeskink
Saproscincus spectabilis (de Vis, 1888)
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.
Saproscincus Spectabilis
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Open encyclopedia reference
Saproscinus spectabilis known as the gully shadeskink is a small lizard found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. The habitat is cool, shaded gullies where it feeds on small insects. It may be seen on sunny rocky outcrops within gullies. Ground cover and rocky cracks are required to avoid predation from birds such as the kookaburra and pied currawong.
Wikipedia contributors, Saproscincus spectabilis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:54:47.453877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saproscincus spectabilis (de Vis, 1888)
- Name authority
- (de Vis, 1888)
- Common name
- Gully Shadeskink
- 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 spectabilis (de Vis, 1888)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Weasel SkinkSaproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Saproscincus galli Wells & Wellington, 1985 Wells & Wellington, 1985 | synonym |
| Mocoa spectabilis de Vis, 1888 de Vis, 1888 | 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=spectabilis 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:79KFH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.