Trachylepis brevicollis

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
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: Trachylepis brevicollis

Name

Trachylepis brevicollis (Wiegmann, 1837)

• Syntypes: ZMB 1221–1222.
• Type locality: “Abyssinia”.

Combinations

• Euprepes brevicollis Wiegmann, 1837: 133 [original combination]
• Mabuia brevicollis — Anderson, 1896 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Mabuia somalica Calabresi, 1915: 242
  • Syntypes: MZUF, adult and juvenile.
  • Type locality: “Bardèra” and “Gorièi”, Somalia.

References

Primary references

• Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1837. Herpetologische Notizen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 3: 123–136. BHL
• Calabresi, E. 1915. Contributo alla conoscenza dei Rettili della Somalia. Monitore Zoologico Italiano 26: 234–247. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Trachylepis brevicollis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
• Al Johany, A.M.H., Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2019. IUCN: Trachylepis brevicollis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199606A2606302. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T199606A2606302.en. Accessed on 24 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Short-necked Skink