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: Scelotes
Species: Scelotes bipes

Name

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Scelotes bipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Holotype: NRM 139.
  • Type locality: “Indiis” in error, probably “Cape of Good Hope” fide FitzSimons (1943: 139).

Combinations

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  • Anguis bipes Linnaeus, 1758: 227 [original combination]
  • Lacerta bipesGmelin, 1789: 1079 [subsequent combination]
  • Chamaesaura bipesSchneider, 1801: 213 [subsequent combination]
  • Scelotes bipesGray, 1845: 123 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Silvery Dwarf Burrowing Skink
 
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