Systematics of the Carlia ‘ fusca’ complex (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia Donnellan, S. C. Couper, P. J. Saint, K. M. Wheaton, L. Zootaxa 2009 2009-09-10 2227 1 1 31 Macleay, 1877 Macleay 1877 [151,527,228,253] Insecta Curculionidae Heteropus Animalia Coleoptera 30 31 Arthropoda species cheverti   Fig. 8c, d; Tables 3& 4    Lectotype:AMS R31877: Barrow Island,  25kmSSE Cape Melville( 14°21’S, 144°39’E)    Paralectotype:AMS R31876: as for lectotype  Description:SVL (mm) 46.47-55.04, n = 2. Proportions as %SVL (mean ± standard deviation): TL 187.67 (n = 1); AG 45.68-51.13 (48.40 ± 3.86, n = 2); L1 33.12-37.12 (35.12 ± 2.83, n = 2); L2 47.84-54.62 (51.23 ± 4.79, n = 2); HL 22.10-22.35 (22.22 ± 0.17, n = 2); Eye – ear 7.64-7.69 (7.66 ± 0.03, n = 2); Snout 9.27-9.30 (9.29± 0.02, n = 2). Body robust. Head barely distinct from neck. HW 66.21-70.73% HL (68.47 ± 3.20, n = 2). Limbs moderate. L1 67.96-69.24% L2 (68.60 ± 0.90, n = 2).  Raw measurements and scale counts of lectotype:AMS R31877. SVL 55.04 mm; AG 25.14 mm; L1 18.23 mm; L2 26.33 mm; HL 12.30 mm; HW 8.70 mm; Eye – ear 4.23; Snout 5.12: midbody scale rows 36; paravertebral scale rows 49; supraciliaries 7; supralabials 7; fifth supralabial below eye; infralabials 6; subdigital lamellae beneath 3 rdfinger 22; subdigital lamellae beneath 4 thtoe 29; enlarged nuchals 2; preoculars 2; presuboculars 1; postsupralabial divided; temporals – 1 primary, 2 secondary; ear vertical with sharp lobules at front and top ( Fig. 8d); palpebral disc smaller than ear opening. The scales of the dorsal and lateral surfaces are smooth.  Pattern: AMS R31877 is badly faded and has lost all traces of patterning. ParalectotypeAMS R31876 still shows a hint of a dark upper lateral zone anterior to the forelimb, which is bordered above by a narrow, pale dorsolateral stripe. R31877 [151,1107,324,348] R -14.35 Barrow Island 1288 144.65 30 31 1 lectotype R31876 [151,650,356,380] R 30 31 2 paralectotype R31877, R31876 R 30 31 1 paralectotype