Trachylepis tschudii

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 tschudii

Name

• Trachylepis tschudii Miralles, Chaparro & Harvey, 2009: 57 [replacement name]

Synonyms

• Trachylepis (Xystrolepis) punctata Tschudi, 1845: 162 [preoccupied by Lacerta punctata Linnaeus, 1758 and Tiliqua punctata Gray, 1839]
  • Mabuia punctata: Roux, 1907: 300 [subsequent combination]

Holotype: MHNN 91.2426.

Type locality: “Waldregion [=Amazonia] Republica Peruana”.

References

Primary references

• Tschudi, J.J. 1845. Reptilium conspectus quae in Republica Peruana reperiunter et plaqueraque observata vel collecta sunt in itinere a Dr. J. J. Tschudi. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11(1): 150–170. BHL
• Miralles, A., Chaparro, J.C. & Harvey, M.B. 2009. Three rare and enigmatic South American Skinks. Zootaxa 2012: 47–68. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Roux, J. 1907. Revision de quelques espèces de reptiles et amphibiens du Pérou décrites par Tschudi en 1844–1846. Revue suisse de zoologie 15: 293–302. BHL