Proscelotes eggeli

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: Proscelotes
Species: Proscelotes eggeli

Name

Proscelotes eggeli (Tornier 1902)

• Syntypes (n=2): ZMB 17711.
• Type locality: “Kwai. W. Usambara in 1600 m Höhe”.

Combinations

• Scelotes Eggeli Tornier, 1902: 700 [original combination]
• Proscelotes eggeli — Witte & Laurent, 1943 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Tornier, G. 1902. Herpetologisch neues aus Ost-Afrikas. Zoologischer Anzeiger 25: 700–704. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Proscelotes eggeli. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 December 2019.
• Howell, K., Beraduccii, J. & Ngalason, W. 2021. IUCN: Proscelotes eggeli  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44978970A44978979. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44978970A44978979.en. Accessed on 21 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Usambara Five-toed Skink