Madascincus pyrurus

Madascincus pyrurus

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: Scincinae
Genus: Madascincus
Species: Madascincus pyrurus

Name

• Madascincus pyrurus Miralles, Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2016: 268

Holotype: ZSM 520/2001, adult ♂.

Type locality: “from Mont Ibity, approximately at 20°14’S, 47°03’E, 1700–1800 m above sea level, Fianarantsoa province, central Madagascar.”

References

Primary references

• Miralles, A., Köhler, J., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2016. Species delimitation methods put into taxonomic practice: two new Madascincus species formerly allocated to historical species names (Squamata: Scincidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(2): 257–275. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.9945 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Madascincus pyrurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 November 2017.

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