Melanoseps occidentalis

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: Melanoseps
Species: Melanoseps occidentalis

Name

Melanoseps occidentalis (Peters, 1877)

Holotype: ZMB 9122.

Type locality: “Cameruns (W. Africa)”.

Combinations

• Herpetosaura occidentalis Peters, 1877: 416 [original combination]

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Melanoseps occidentalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Western Limbless Skink