Brasiliscincus heathi

Taxonavigation

Brasiliscincus heathi

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
Subfamilia: Mabuyinae
Genus: Brasiliscincus
Species: Brasiliscincus heathi

Name

Brasiliscincus heathi (Schmidt & Inger, 1951)

Holotype: CAS 49589.

Type locality: Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.

Mentions

• Mabuya heathi Schmidt & Inger, 1951
• Mabuya heathi — Greer et al., 2000
• Brasiliscincus heathi — Hedges & Conn, 2012: 57

References

• Schmidt, K.E, & Inger, R.F. 1951: Amphibians and reptiles of the Hopkins-Branner expedition to Brazil. Fieldiana: Zoology, 31: 439–465. ARCHIVE.
• Greer, A.E., Arnold, C. & Arnold, E.N. 2000: The systematic significance of the number of presacral vertebrae in the scincid lizard genus Mabuya. Amphibia-Reptilia, 21(1): 121–126.
• Hedges, S.B. & Conn, C.E. 2012. A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Zootaxa 3288(1): 1–244. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3288.1.1 . ISBN 978-1-86977-893-4 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-86977-894-1 (online edition). PDF. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Caatinga Small-headed Skink