Cophoscincopus senegalensis

Taxonavigation

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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: Eugongylinae
Genus: Cophoscincopus
Species: Cophoscincopus senegalensis

Name

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Cophoscincopus senegalensis Trape, Mediannikov & Trape, 2012: 47

  • Holotype: MNHN-RA-2011.0225 (former IRD TR.2517), collecyed by S. Trape and J.-F. Trape on 20 July 2006.
  • Type locality: “Dans le ruisseau de Dindéfelo (12°21’ N, 12°19’ W) au Sénégal”.
  • Paratypes (n=2): MNHN-RA 2011.0226 and MNHN-RA 2011.0227 (previously IRD TR.2518 and IRD TR.2519), same data as the holotype.
  • Etymology: Named after its range in Senegal.

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Primary references

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  • Trape J.F., Mediannikov & Trape, S. in Trapé, J.F.; Chirio, L. & Trapé, S. 2012: Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. IRD Orstom, 503 pp.
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