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Gongylomorphus borbonicus VINSON, 1969

IUCN Red List - Gongylomorphus borbonicus - Extinct, EX
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Higher TaxaScincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymGongylomorphus bojerii borbonica VINSON 1969: 229
Gongylomorphus bojerii borbonica — BRYGOO 1985: 16
Gongylomorphus borbonicus — AUSTIN et al. 2009 
DistributionReunion

Type locality: Reunion  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 2885A; but other specimens indicated as syntypes: MNHN-RA 2881A-B, MNHN-RA 2882, MNHN-RA 2884, MNHN-RA 2886, MNHN-RA 2886A, MNHN-RA 7065, MNHN-RA 7065A. Original description gives type as MP A2885. 
DiagnosisDIAGNOSIS: Differs from bojerii by its larger size (maximum snout-vent length: 70mm.), greater number of lamellae beneath the 4th toe (20-25), greater number of midbody scales (36-42), and by the following differences in body markings: the dorsolateral pale lines are more blue in living individuals (Desjardins, 1831 b) ; the two dorsolateral dark lines are usually thinner and the mid-dorsal dark line is usually less conspicuous. The parietals are also more frequently in contact at their posterior ends. (Vinson & Vinson 1969)


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CommentConservation: G. b. borbonicus was last reported from Réunion in 1839. The disappearance of these subspecies of Gongylomorphus from such large islands may be attributable to the accidental introduction of the southeast Asian wolf snake, Lycodon aulicus capucinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Jones, 1993). 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality, Réunion, formerly known as Bourbon. 
References
  • Austin, J. J. & Arnold, E.N. 2006. Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503-511 - get paper here
  • Austin, J.J.; Arnold, E.N. & Jones, C.G. 2009. Interrelationships and history of the slit-eared skinks (Gongylomorphus, Scincidae) of the Mascarene islands, based on mitochondrial DNA and nuclear gene sequences. Zootaxa 2153: 55–68 - get paper here
  • Brygoo, E.R. 1985. Les types des scincidés (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, catalogue critique. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (4e sér.) 7 (sect. A 3), suppl.: 1-126
  • Brygoo,E.R. 1981. Systématique des lézards scincides de la région malgache. IX. Nouvelles unités taxinomiques pour les Scelotes s.l. Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat. Paris, 4th ser., Sect. A., 3 (4): 1193-1204
  • Bullock, David J. 1986. The Ecology and Conservation of Reptiles on Round Island and Gunner's Quoin, Mauritius. Biological Conservation 37: 135 156 - get paper here
  • Desjardin, J. 1831. Sur trois espèces de lézard du genre scinque, qui habitent l'île Maurice (Ile-de-France). Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris 22: 292-299 - get paper here
  • Duméril, A. M. C. and G. Bibron. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Vol. 5. Roret/Fain et Thunot, Paris, 871 pp. - get paper here
  • Garbutt N 1992. The reptiles of Round Island, Mauritius. HERPTILE 17 (4): 157-170
  • North S G; Bullock D J; Dulloo M E 1994. Changes in the vegetation and reptile populations on Round Island, Mauritius, following eradication of rabbits. Biological Conservation 67 (1) (1993): 21-28 - get paper here
  • Vinson, J., and J. M. Vinson. 1969. The saurian fauna of the Mascarene Islands. Mauritius Institute Bulletin, 6:203-320 [1969]
  • Vinson, Jean-Michel 1973. A new skink of the genus Gongylomorphus from Macabé forest (Mauritius). Rev. agric. sucr. Île Maurice 52: 39-40
 
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