Scolecoseps litipoensis

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: Scolecoseps
Species: Scolecoseps litipoensis

Name

• Scolecoseps litipoensis Broadley, 1995: 242

Holotype: NMZB 12505.

Type locality: “Litipo forest, at the base of a steep hillside just east of Lake Lutamba (10 02 S, E), Lindi District, Tanzania”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1995. A new species of Scolecoseps (Reptilia: Scincidae) from southeastern Tanzania. Amphibia-Reptilia 16(3): 241–244. DOI: 10.1163/156853895X00037 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Scolecoseps litipoensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Litipo Sand Skink