Ablepharus capitaneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Ablepharus
Species: Ablepharus capitaneus

Name

Ablepharus capitaneus (Ouboter, 1986)

• Holotype: RMNH 20464, collected by P.E. Ouboter andL.M.R. Nanhoe on 29 May 1981.
• Type locality: “3 km W . of Dhampus, 1850 m elevation, Annapurna region, Central Nepal”.

Combinations

• Scincella capitanea Ouboter, 1986: 31 [original combination]
• Asymblepharus capitanea — Eremchenko, 1992 [subsequent combination]
• Ablepharus capitaneus — Bragin et al., 2024 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Ouboter, P.E. 1986. A revision of the genus Scincella (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) of Asia, with some notes on its evolution. Zoologische Verhandelingen 229(1): 1–66. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Bhattarai, S. 2021. IUCN: Ablepharus capitaneus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T102649577A102649598. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T102649577A102649598.en. Accessed on 06 February 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Large Ground Skink