Trachylepis casuarinae

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 casuarinae

Name

• Trachylepis casuarinae (Broadley, 1974)

Holotype: NMZB-UM 24077, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Casuarina Island, one of the Primeiras group, off the north Mozambique coast (midway between Mozambique Island and Quelimane).”

Combinations

• Mabuya maculilabris casuarinae Broadley, 1974: 8 [orginal combination, as subspecies]
• Mabuya casuarinae — Broadley, 2000: 94 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Trachylepis casuarinae — Bauer, 2003: 5 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1974. A review of the Mabuya maculilabris group in south-eastern Africa (Sauria: Scincidae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 6(23): 1–10. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trachylepis casuarinae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Casuarina Island Skink