Tachygyia microlepis

Taxonavigation

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: Tachygyia
Species: Tachygyia microlepis

Name

Tachygyia microlepis (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

• Syntypes: MNHN-RA-0.5493 and MNHN-RA-0.2919, collected by Quoy & Gaimard between 1826-1829.
• Type locality: “Tongatabou [=Tongatabu]”, Tonga.

Combinations

• Eumeces microlepis Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 659 [original combination]
• Liosoma microlepis — Fitzinger, 1843: 22 [subsequent combination]
• Lygosoma microlepis — Boulenger, 1887: 301 [subsequent combination]
• Riopa (Eugongylus) microlepis — Smith, 1937: 229 [subsequent combination]
• Tachygyia microlepis — Mittleman, 1952: 27 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Mittleman, M.B. 1952. A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117(17): 1–35. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tachygyia microlepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 November 2018.
• Allison, A., Hamilton, A. & Tallowin, O. 2012. IUCN: Tachygyia microlepis  (Extinct). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T21286A2775072. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T21286A2775072.en

Vernacular names

English: Giant Tonga Skink