Trachylepis adamastor

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: Trachylepis adamastor

Name

• Trachylepis adamastor Ceríaco, 2015: 513

Holotype: IICT nº2-1970, adult ♀, collected by an unknown on 21 March 1970.

Type locality: “"Pedras Tinhosas" (N: -1.34135556, E: -7.29151389; WGS-84), Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe”.

References

Primary references

• Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2015. Lost in the middle of the sea, found in the back of the shelf: A new giant species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Tinhosa Grande islet, Gulf of Guinea. Zootaxa 3973(3): 511–527. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.3.6. Preview (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trachylepis adamastor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 June 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Adamastor Skink
português: Lagartixa-adamastor