Copeoglossum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Mabuyinae
Genus: Copeoglossum
Species: C. arajara – C. aurae – C. margaritae – C. nigropunctatum – C. redondae

Name edit

Copeoglossum Tschudi, 1845: 162

Type species: Copeoglossum cinctum Tschudi, 1845: 162, by monotypy; = Mabuya nigropunctata (Spix, 1825); synonymy by Avila-Pires, 1995: 584.

References edit

  • Tschudi, J.J.v. 1845: Reptilium Conspectum quae in Republica Peruana reperiuntur et pleraque observata vel collecta sunt in itinere. Archiv für naturgeschichte (Berlin), 11: 150–170.
  • Hedges, S.B. & Conn, C.E. 2012. A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Zootaxa 3288(1): 1–244. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3288.1.1  ; PDF Reference page

Vernacular names edit

English: Neotropical Spotted Skinks