Trachylepis homalocephala

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 homalocephala

Name

• Trachylepis homalocephala (Wiegmann, 1828)

Holotype: ZMB 1239, collected by Krebs.

Type locality: “Sudafrica [=South Africa]”.

Combinations

• Scincus homolocephalus Wiegmann, 1828: 374 [orginal combination]
• Mabuia homalocephala — Boulenger, 1887: 170 [subsequent combination]
• Trachylepis homalocephala — Bauer, 2003: 5 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1828. Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde (in German). Isis von Oken 21(4): 364–383. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trachylepis homalocephala. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2018.
• Masterson, G. 2017. IUCN: Trachylepis homalocephala  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T110230213A110319141. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T110230213A110319141.en

Vernacular names

English: Red-Sided Skink