Tachygyia microlepis

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Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Eugongylinae
Genus: Tachygyia
Species: Tachygyia microlepis

Name[edit]

Tachygyia microlepis (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

  • Syntypes: MNHN-RA-0.5493 and MNHN-RA-0.2919, collected by Quoy & Gaimard between 1826-1829.
  • Type locality: “Tongatabou [=Tongatabu]”, Tonga.

Combinations[edit]

  • Eumeces microlepis Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 659 [original combination]
  • Liosoma microlepisFitzinger, 1843: 22 [subsequent combination]
  • Lygosoma microlepisBoulenger, 1887: 301 [subsequent combination]
  • Riopa (Eugongylus) microlepisSmith, 1937: 229 [subsequent combination]
  • Tachygyia microlepisMittleman, 1952: 27 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: Giant Tonga Skink