Trachylepis suzanae

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 suzanae

Name

Trachylepis suzanae Ceríaco, Marques, Parrinha, Tiutenko, Weinell, Butler & Bauer, 2024: 112

• Holotype: CAS 263357 (field number MCZ-A 36480), adult ♀, collected by Mariana P. Marques, Luis M.P. Ceríaco, John Cavagnaro, and Phillip Pastor on 3 June 2016.
• Type locality: “Kissama National Park, Kwanza River mouth, southern bank, Luanda Province [-9.3510°, 13.1532°, 5 m]”, Angola.

References

Primary references

• Ceríaco, L.M.P., Marques, M.P., Parrinha, D., Tiutenko, A., Weinell, J.L., Butler, B.O. & Bauer, A.M. 2024. The Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) of Angola: an integrative taxonomic review with the description of seven new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 465: 1–153. hdl: 2246/7345 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Suzana’s Wedge-Snouted Skink