Mochlus guineensis

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: Lygosominae
Genus: Mochlus
Species: Mochlus guineensis

Name

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  • Mochlus guineensis (Peters, 1879)

Syntypes: ZMB 8582, 8582A.

Type locality: “Accra [Ghana] (Westafrica).”

Combinations

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  • Euprepes (Tiliqua) guineensis Peters, 1879: 773 [original combination]
  • Riopa guineenseSmith, 1937: 228 [name combination]
  • Mochlus guineensisMittleman, 1952: 25 [name combination]
  • Mochlus sundevalli guineensisHoogmoed, 1980 [name combination]
  • Lygosoma guineenseGreer et al., 1985 [name combination]

Synonyms

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  • Euprepes chaperi Vaillant, 1884: 169 [synonymised by Ineich & Trape (2017: 587)]

Syntypes: MNHN-RA 6456, MNHN-RA 2007.2444 (formerly MNHN-RA 6456A), MNHN-RA 2007.2445 (formerly MNHN-RA 6456B), and MNHN-RA 2007.2446 (formerly MNHN 6456C).

Type locality: “à Élima dans les plantations”, specified to Élima, a village in the Republic of Ivory Coast (5°14ʹ15ʺN, 3°12ʹ14ʺW) located in the South-Comoé region, on the east coast of the Aby lagoon in front of Adiaké and not far from the village of Assinie, by Ineich & Trape (2017:586).

References

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Primary references

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  • Peters, W. 1879. Neue oder Weniger bekannte Eidechsenarten aus der Familie der Scinciden (Eumeces güntheri, Euprepes notabilis, Ablepharus rutilus). Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1879(3): 35–37.
  • Vaillant, L. 1884. Note sur une collection de Reptiles rapportée d'Assinie par M. Chaper. Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris (7)8: 168–171.
  • Ineich, I. & Trape, J-F. 2017. Euprepes chaperi Vaillant, 1884, a junior subjective synonym of Mochlus guineensis (W. Peters, 1879) (Scincidae, Lygosominae). Zootaxa 4232(4): 585–587. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.4.9. Reference page
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