Trachylepis casuarinae

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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Mabuyinae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: Trachylepis casuarinae

Name

• Trachylepis casuarinae (Broadley, 1974)

Holotype: NMZB-UM 24077, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Casuarina Island, one of the Primeiras group, off the north Mozambique coast (midway between Mozambique Island and Quelimane).”

Combinations

• Mabuya maculilabris casuarinae Broadley, 1974: 8 [orginal combination, as subspecies]
• Mabuya casuarinae — Broadley, 2000: 94 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Trachylepis casuarinae — Bauer, 2003: 5 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1974. A review of the Mabuya maculilabris group in south-eastern Africa (Sauria: Scincidae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 6(23): 1–10. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Trachylepis casuarinae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2018.

Vernacular names

• English: Casuarina Island Skink