Melanoseps rondoensis

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: Scincinae
Genus: Melanoseps
Species: Melanoseps rondoensis

Name

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Holotype: MCZ 47780.

Type locality: “Nchingidi, Rondo Plateau, [Lindi District,] Tanzania”.

Combinations

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  • Melanoseps ater rondoensis Loveridge, 1942: 360 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Melanoseps rondoensisBrygoo & Roux-Estève, 1981: 1183 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

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Vernacular names

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English: Rondo Limbless Skink