Trachylepis aureopunctata (GRANDIDIER, 1867)

Find more photos by Google images search:

Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Gold-spotted Mabuya
Synonym	Euprepes aureo-punctatus GRANDIDIER 1867: 234 Mabuia aureopunctata — MOCQUARD 1895: 100 Mabuya aureopunctata — ANGEL 1942: 111 Mabuya aureopunctata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 312 Mabuya aureopunctata — GREER et al. 2000 Euprepis aureopunctata — MAUSFELD & SCHMITZ 2003 Trachylepis aureopunctata — BAUER 2003
Distribution	Madagascar Type locality: “Hab. Saloubé, in media insula Madagascar”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1456
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin aurum = gold, auratus = golden, and Latin punctum = spot, point, dot, for the yellow-golden spots on the head and neck of this species.
References	Andreone, F. & Greer, A.E. 2002. Malagasy scincid lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Zoology 258, 139-181 - get paper here Angel, F. 1942. Les Lézards de Madagascar. Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive XXXVI: 193 pp. Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) Grandidier, A. 1867. Liste des reptiles nouveaux découverts, en 1866, sur la côte sud-ouest de Madagascar. Revue et Magazine de Zoologie (Paris), Sér. 2, 19: 232-234 Greer, A.E., Arnold, C. & Arnold, E.N. 2000. The systematic significance of the number of presacral vertebrae in the scincid lizard genus Mabuya. Amphibia-Reptilia 21 (1): 121-126 - get paper here Lima, Alexandra; D. James Harris, Sara Rocha, Aurélien Miralles, Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of Trachylepis skink species from Madagascar and the Seychelles (Squamata: Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67 (3): 615-620 - get paper here Nussbaum, R.A. & C.J. Raxworthy 1995. A new Mabuya (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) of the aureopunctata-group from southern Madagascar. Journal of Herpetology 29 (1): 28-38 - get paper here Ramanamanjato, Jean Baptiste, Ronald A. Nussbaum and Christopher J. Raxworthy. 1999. A new species of Mabuya Fitzinger(Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the Onilahy River of south-west Madagascar. The Herpetological Journal 9 (2): 65-72. - get paper here Van Beest, Piet 2004. Herpetologische waarnemingen op Madagascar - deel 3: Ifaty. Lacerta 62 (4): 136-143 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

Is it interesting? Share with others:

Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator