Eutropis macrophthalma

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: Mabuyinae
Genus: Eutropis
Species: Eutropis macrophthalma

Name

Eutropis macrophthalma (Mausfeld & Böhme, 2002)

• Holotype: ZFMK 71717, adult ♀, collected on 1999 by native.
• Type locality: “Java, Indonesia” in error, should be corrected to Sulawesi, Indonesia fide Amarasinghe et al. (2018: 345).
• Paratype: ZFMK 71716, adult ♀, same data as holotype.

Combinations

• Mabuya macrophthalma Mausfeld & Böhme, 2002: 136 [original combination]
• Eutropis macrophthalma — Amarasinghe et al., 2018: 342 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Eutropis grandis Howard, Gillespie, Riyanto & Iskandar, 2007: 604 [synonymised by Amarasinghe et al. (2018: 345)]
  • Holotype: MZB 4862, mature ♂, collected by Sam Howard and Graeme Gillespie on 25 June 2002.
  • Type locality: “Lambusango Reserve, Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, 5°12′59″S, 122°52′10″E, 400 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Mausfeld, P. & Böhme, W. 2002. A new Mabuya from Java, Indonesia. Salamandra 38(3): 135–139. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Howard, S.D., Gillespie, G., Riyanto, A. & Iskandar, D.T. 2007. A New Species of Large Eutropis (Scincidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology 41(4): 604–610. DOI: 10.1670/233-05.1 ; ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Eutropis macrophthalma. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 July 2018.
• Gillespie, G. & Amarasinghe, A. 2021. IUCN: Eutropis macrophthalma  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T102345877A102345879. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T102345877A102345879.en. Accessed on 10 June 2023.