Riopa punctata

Riopa punctata

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: Lygosominae
Genus: Riopa
Species: Riopa punctata

Name

Riopa punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes: NRM 135.
• Type locality: “Asia”.

Combinations

• Lacerta punctata Linnaeus, 1758: 209 [original combination]
• Scincus punctatus — Gmelin, 1799: 197 [subsequent combination]
• Riopa punctata — Gray, 1845: 96 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Riopa punctata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Nguyen, T.Q., Roy, A.D., Giri, V., Agarwal, I., Bauer, A.M., Murthy, B.H.C., Sondhi, S., Molur, S., Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2021. IUCN: Riopa punctata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172676A1364998. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172676A1364998.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

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