Trachylepis capensis

Trachylepis capensis

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
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: Trachylepis capensis

Name

Trachylepis capensis (Gray, 1831)

• Syntypes: BMNH XV.112.g.
• Type locality: “Cape [=Cape of Good Hope]”, South Africa.

Combinations

• Tiliqua capensis Gray, 1831: 68 [orginal combination]
• Mabuya capensis — FitzSimons, 1943: 217 [subsequent combination]
• Trachylepis capensis — Bauer, 2003: 5 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trachylepis capensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2018.
• Pietersen, D., Verburgt, L., Farooq, H. & Chapeta, Y. 2021. IUCN: Trachylepis capensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T110230193A147705442. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T110230193A147705442.en. Accessed on 25 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cape Three-lined Skink

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