Trachylepis laevis

Trachylepis laevis

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 laevis

Name

Trachylepis laevis (Boulenger, 1907)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.15.31 (formerly 1906.8.24.71), collected by W.J. Ansorge in July 1904.
• Type locality: “Maconjo, Benguela”, restricted to “the vicinity of the streams Conjo, Conjo Pequeno, and Cocumba (12°52′S, 13°21′E, 355 m asl), 20 km south of Uche, Benguela Province, Angola” by Vaz Pinto, Veríssimo & Branch (2019: 31).

Combinations

• Mabuia laevis Boulenger, 1907: 212 [original combination]
• Oelofsia laevis — Steyn & Mitchell, 1965 [subsequent combination]
• Euprepis laevis — Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha, 2002 [subsequent combination by implication]
• Trachylepis laevis — Bauer, 2003 [subsequent combination by implication]

Native distribution areas

• Angola: Benguela and Namibe provinces.
• Namibia: Opuwo, Outjo and Khorixas districts.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1907. Descriptions of three new lizards and a new frog, discovered by Dr. W. J. Ansorge in Angola. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 19: 212—214. BHL
• Vaz Pinto, P., Veríssimo, L. & Branch, W.R. 2019. Hiding in the bushes for 110 years: rediscovery of an iconic Angolan gecko (Afrogecko ansorgii Boulenger, 1907, Sauria: Gekkonidae). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13(2) [Special Section]: 29–41 (e182). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trachylepis laevis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 June 2023.
• Baptista, N., Bauer, A.M., Becker, F., Ceríaco, L.M.P. & Conradie, W. 2020. IUCN: Trachylepis laevis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T120689530A120906548. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T120689530A120906548.en. Accessed on 16 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Angolan Blue-tailed Skink