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Coastal Plains Skink (
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j, 6, 7)
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R131983.
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locality: Cape Naturaliste at
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,
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. Collected by M. D. Shapiro on
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.
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R73591 Yalgorup National Park,
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; R119059 Lake Mealup (
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WSW Pinjarra),
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; R
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Yallingup Brook,
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,
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA5FFB9FEDF3D2A4997D263" box="[331,479,1866,1889]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Ctenotus ora</emphasis>
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is distinguished from sister taxon
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA5FFB9FCE53D2A4BBED263" box="[881,1014,1865,1889]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">C. lancelini</emphasis>
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by its smaller size, generally darker colouration and lack of vertebral stripes (see
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). It is distinguishable from
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,
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and
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by a continuous white dorsolateral line, and from
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by its smaller size and sharper dorsal patterning (
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).
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can be distinguished from
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by its smooth copper-brown dorsum and absence of white specks above the dorsolateral line.
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA6FFBAFF033D76495BD22E" bold="true" box="[151,275,1814,1837]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Phylogram based on analysis of the combined data set. Values on selected branches refer to parsimony bootstrap values above the branch and Bayesian posterior probabilities below.
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A small to medium-sized (maximum SVL
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species group. Measurements for 19 morphological characters are summarized in Table 6. In addition to these: external ear opening prominent, small and ovate, about half the diameter of eye; snout triangular in profile with nose rounded; body slender, pentadactyl limbs; forelegs extend beyond the eye when adpressed; hindlimbs long, reaching beyond two-thirds of the axilla-groin length when adpressed; digits moderately long and slender; finger length: 4&gt;3&gt;2&gt;5&gt;1; toe length: 4&gt;3&gt;5&gt;2&gt;1; tail round in cross-section with very gradual taper to its pointed tip; head scales smooth; nasals separated; prefrontals separated; supraoculars four, with first two in contact with frontal; ear lobules three, occasionally four, with either the 1st or 2nd the largest.
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Summary of results for the principal component analyses (PCAs) of the morphological data. Mean principal component scores and standard deviations are shown with sample sizes noted.
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. Dorsal surface bronze-brown, without any black pigmentation within the bronze-brown ground colour, creating a smooth appearance; white dorsolateral, midlateral and ventrolateral stripes, the latter much less sharp and defined than the former two; below each white stripe is a dark brown-black band, the most ventral of which is narrowest and least defined (
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); some fine white flecks between the dorsolateral and upper lateral stripes; chin and throat uniform whitish-grey in preserved specimens; digital lamellae with slightly darker pigmentation; legs reddish-orange with black patches covering nearly half of each leg (
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).
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Description of
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.
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SVL
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; HLL
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; LorH:W .91; MidB 22; Lam4Toe 24; VentS 48; NasSS Yes; PrefSS Yes; SOS 4; SOSContact 2; SupCil 8; Palp 11; UppLab 8; EarL 3; EarLPos 2.
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA7FFBBFF533C98497DD213" bold="true" box="[199,309,1784,1809]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Variation</emphasis>
. Table 6 presents the morphological variation for the 19 characters measured. Juveniles show the same overall colour patterns, but with somewhat finer black blotching on legs. There appears to be little geographic variation.
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA7FFBBFF533D044962D27F" bold="true" box="[199,298,1892,1917]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Habitat.</emphasis>
Specimen WAM R119059 was found under a
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log in open eucalypt woodland over
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA7FFBBFAD63D054949D2A2" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Banksia attenuata</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA7FFBBFEAF3DE849BCD2A2" box="[315,500,1928,1952]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Banksia grandis</emphasis>
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on white sand. Specimen WAM R73591 was found in
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA7FFBBFBE63DE84D29D2A2" box="[1138,1377,1928,1952]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Corymbia calophylla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
over heath in sandy soil. The species seems to have a preference for sandy substrates with low vegetation with open
<taxonomicName id="A8F6348FFFA7FFBBFF033DB0495CD2EA" box="[151,276,2000,2024]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA7FFBBFF033DB0495CD2EA" box="[151,276,2000,2024]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Eucalyptus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
woodland over
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA7FFBBFE5C3DB04A6AD2EA" box="[456,546,2000,2024]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Banksia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(B. Maryan, pers. comm.)
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</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="6F494F0CFFA0FFBCFF533AF74CBAD466" blockId="12.[151,1436,151,357]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFF533AF74928D5B2" bold="true" box="[199,352,151,176]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Distribution.</emphasis>
This species appears to be restricted to the SWA coastal plain west of the Darling Range, south of Perth, Western
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. In addition to the specimens examined and listed in
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, we examined photographs of specimens from Lake Clifton on the Swan Coastal Plain and these appear to also represent
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFB633A804D0BD5FA" box="[1271,1347,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. ora</emphasis>
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(WAM R17966-68). It is known to occur as far north as Pinjarra and south as far as Yallingup Brook, where it occupies coastal dunes. Across its range it occurs in very low densities, in contrast to neighbouring
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFB013B484D77D442" box="[1173,1343,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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populations, which are found in great abundance throughout the Darling Range (B. Maryan, pers. comm.).
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFF033FD0495AD0C4" bold="true" box="[151,274,1456,1479]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Back patterns in the
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species group. AD illustrate geographic variation in
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFB4F3FD24D39D0C5" box="[1243,1393,1457,1479]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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and EJ show representative back patterns in the other species in the group. The variation shown within
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFB063FB14D61D0E4" box="[1170,1321,1488,1510]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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is not confined to the clades illustrated. A)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFE7A3F904ACCD307" box="[494,644,1519,1541]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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(R135665; lineage 6), B)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFC193F904C6CD307" box="[909,1060,1519,1541]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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(R117354, lineage 1), C)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFAB83F90488ED326" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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(R142908, lineage 2), D)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFE4A3C6E4A3FD326" box="[478,631,1550,1572]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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(166085, lineage 7), E)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFCE83C6E4BBDD326" box="[892,1013,1550,1572]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. catenifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(R163143), F)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFB0F3C6E4CAFD326" box="[1179,1255,1550,1572]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. delli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(R13444), G)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFA113C6E48BBD340" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. gemmula</emphasis>
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(R150245), H)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFE063C4D4A4ED340" box="[402,518,1580,1602]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. lancelini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(R18874), I)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFD1A3C4D4B5AD340" box="[654,786,1581,1602]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. youngsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(R66208), J)
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFC083C4D4B94D340" box="[924,988,1581,1602]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. ora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFC763C4D4C79D340" bold="true" box="[994,1073,1581,1602]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(R131983). Scale bars are all 1cm.
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFF533C0A4906D380" bold="true" box="[199,334,1642,1666]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Etymology.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFEC13C0B4933D380" box="[341,379,1643,1666]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">ora</emphasis>
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is Latin for “coast”, “seaside” or “shore” and is in reference to the coastal distribution of the species.
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFF533CD149C9D3C8" bold="true" box="[199,385,1713,1738]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Similar species.</emphasis>
Despite large morphological variation within
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFC1F3CD24C7CD3C8" box="[907,1076,1714,1738]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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in color patterns,
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFA973CD24D03D3C8" box="[1283,1355,1714,1738]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. ora</emphasis>
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can be readily distinguished by its smooth copper-brown dorsum and absence of white specks above the dorsolateral line. All
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFF513C9A493AD210" box="[197,370,1786,1810]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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(with the exception of Clade 2) shared varying degrees of melanism on the dorsal surface scales, creating either an unconnected pattern of dark flecks, or a connected set of one or two vertebral stripes (
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). Furthermore,
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFE2C3D224A4BD258" box="[440,515,1858,1882]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. ora</emphasis>
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lacks the heavily speckled flanks present in all
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<emphasis id="5D82931EFFA0FFBCFBA63D224C95D258" box="[1074,1245,1858,1882]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">C. labillardieri</emphasis>
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clades, with the exception of
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Clade 2. Instead, both
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and
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Clade 2 possess two dark brown and one white ventrolateral stripes with Clade 2 being distinguished from
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by the most ventral brown zone much more solid and defined. In addition,
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Clade 2 lacks any white specks between the dorso-lateral and mid-lateral stripes, giving these individuals a uniquely “immaculate” appearance overall, in contrast to the subtle white speckling in
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. Finally, the ventral surface of
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is whitish and clean where
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Clade 2 individuals have dark flecks under the chin and throat.
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