Our knowledge of the conservation status of reptiles, the most diverse class of terrestrial vertebrates, has improved dramatically over the past decade, but still lags behind that of the other tetrapod groups. Here, we conduct the first comprehensive evaluation (~92% of the world's ~1714 described species) of the conservation 1 Joint senior authors. D.G. Chapple et al.

The concept of the skink lizard genus Eremiascincus Greer, 1979 is expanded to include eleven species [antoniorum, brongersmai, butlerorum, douglasi, emigrans, fasciolatus, isolepis, richardsonii, musivus sp. nov., pardalis, timorensis], eight of which [antoniorum, brongersmai, butlerorum, douglasi, emigrans, isolepis, pardalis, timorensis] (comb. nov.) previously belonged to Glaphyromorphus Wells & Wellington, 1983. This decision is based on the results of three recent studies, which indicated that 'Glaphyromorphus' was a polyphyletic assemblage representing a morphotype within Australian sphenomorphine skinks.In addition, we describe a new species of Eremiascincus based on morphological and molecular genetic evidence. The new species is distributed in coastal areas of the Pilbara region, Dampierland and the Great Sandy Desert in northwestern Western Australia. Eremiascincus musivus sp. nov. differs from regional congeners by possessing a characteristic dorsal pattern comprising numerous whitish and dark spots which align to form a diffuse reticulum, a pale vertebral stripe, more slender body and smaller body size, 52-62 paravertebral scales, scales along top of the fourth toe with oblique sutures on basal quarter to third of digit, subdigital lamellae of fourth toe undivided and feebly keeled and 10-15 plantar scales. The description of E. musivus sp. nov. brings the number of species of Australian Eremiascincus to seven. ZusammenfassungDas Konzept der Skink-Gattung Eremiascincus Greer, 1979 wird erweitert, um elf Arten [antoniorum, brongersmai, butlerorum, douglasi, emigrans, fasciolatus, isolepis, richardsonii, musivus sp. nov., pardalis, timorensis] zu umfassen, von denen acht [antoniorum, brongersmai, butlerorum, douglasi, emigrans, isolepis, pardalis, timorensis] (comb. nov.) bisher der Gattung Glaphyromorphus Wells & Wellington, 1983 angehörten. Diese Entscheidung basiert auf den Ergebnissen dreier kürzlich veröffentlichter Studien, die gezeigt haben, dass es sich bei 'Glaphyromorphus' um eine polyphyletische Gruppe handelt, die einen Morphotyp innerhalb der australischen Sphenomorphus-Skinke darstellt. Auf der Basis morphologischer und molekulargenetischer Daten beschreiben wir außerdem eine neue Art der Gattung Eremiascincus. Diese neue Art stammt aus küstennahen Gegenden der Pilbara-Region, Dampierland, sowie der Great Sandy Desert im Nordwesten Westaustraliens. Eremiascincus musivus sp. nov. unterscheidet sich von verwandten Arten durch eine charakteristische dorsale Zeichnung, bestehend aus weißen und dunklen Flecken, die zu einer diffusen Netzzeichnung verschmelzen, einem hellen Vertebralstreifen, einer schlankeren Körpergestalt und einer geringeren Körpergröße, 52-62 Paravertebralschuppen, Schuppen auf der Oberseite der vierten Zehe entlang des basalen Viertels MECKE ET AL. 2 · Zootaxa 2246 © 2009 Magnolia Press oder Drittels mit schräg verlaufendem Rand, Subdigitallamellen ungeteilt und schwach gekielt und 10-15 plantare Schuppen. Mit der Beschreibung von E. musivus sp. nov. steigt die Zahl de...

We describe for the first time the terrestrial herpetofauna of Ataúro Island, Timor-Leste, a small mountainous island in the Inner Banda Arc of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago. The island supports a fauna of ten lizard species in three families (Gekkonidae, n = 5; Scincidae, n = 4; Varanidae, n = 1) and four snake species in three families (Colubridae, n = 3; Typhlopidae, n = 1; Viperidae, n = 1). In addition to a set of lizards (e.g., Cryptoblepharus, Eutropis, Gehyra, Gekko, Hemidactylus, Lamprolepis) and snakes (e.g., Lycodon, Ramphotyphlops, Trimeresurus) typical for the Lesser Sunda Islands, there appear to be undescribed endemic species of Cyrtodactylus, Eremiascincus, and Varanus on Ataúro. Our surveys to date have not revealed the presence of any amphibians, turtles, or crocodiles.

A new species of the gekkonid lizard genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 is described from Klakah, Lumajang Regency, Jawa Timur Province, Java, Indonesia. Cyrtodactylus klakahensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeners by the presence of (1) a deep precloacal groove in males, (2) three rows of enlarged precloacofemoral scales, of which the third row bears 37-38 pores in males, (3) three or four rows of enlarged scales between the precloacofemoral scale rows and the cloaca, forming distinct chevrons, (4) raised and strongly keeled dorsal tubercles in 15-19 rows at midbody, (5) an indistinct lateral fold, (6) 17-20 subdigital lamellae under the 4^th toe, and (7) subcaudal scales which are not transversely enlarged. Cyrtodactylus klakahensis sp. nov. is only the third bent-toed gecko species described from Java, indicating that the diversity of this genus on this island has been neglected in the past. Furthermore, we confirm that C. fumosus (Müller, 1895) is a species that possesses a precloacal groove in males and is most likely restricted to northern Sulawesi. That species is defined by a single female holotype (NMB-REPT 2662). Specimens in museum collections catalogued as C. fumosus from localities elsewhere are misidentified and likely represent undescribed species.