Chalcides ocellatus

Chalcides ocellatus

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
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Chalcides
Species:Chalcides ocellatus
Subspecies (6): C. o. ocellatus – C. o. tiligugu – C. o. linosae – C. o. sacchii – C. o. subtypicus – C. o. zavattarii

Name

• Chalcides ocellatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Holotype: unlocated.

Type locality: “Aegypto [=Egypt]”.

Combinations

• Lacerta ocellata Forsskål, 1775: 13 [original combination]
• Scincus ocellatus — Meyer, 1795: 30 [subsequent combination]
• Mabuya ocellata — Fitzinger, 1826: 53 [subsequent combination]
• Gongylus ocellatus — Wagler, 1830: 162 [subsequent combination]
• Seps (Gongylus) ocellatus — Günther, 1871: 241 [subsequent combination]
• Chalcides ocellatus — Boulenger, 1887: 400 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex Officina Mölleri: Hauniae [=Copenhagen]. 1–20 + i–xxxiv + 1–164 + 1 map. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lavin, B.R. & Papenfuss, T.J. 2012. The phylogenetic position of Chalcides ocellatus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Yemen and Somalia. Zootaxa 3221: 26–36. Preview.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chalcides ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 May 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Ocellated Skink
español: Eslizón ocelado
italiano: Gongilo
sicilianu: tiraciatu

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