Trachylepis punctulata

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 punctulata

Name

• Trachylepis punctulata (Bocage, 1872)

Holotype: MB. [destroyed by fire on 1978]

Type locality: “Rio Coroca, sur le littoral de Mossamedes, Angola”.

Combinations

• Euprepes punctulatus Bocage, 1872: 76 [orginal combination]
• Mabuya punctulata — Broadley, 1971: 55 [subsequent combination]
• Trachylepis punctulata — Bauer, 2003: 5 [subsequent combination]

References

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Speckled Sand Skink