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Trachylepis sulcata (PETERS, 1867)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Western Rock Skink 
SynonymEuprepes olivaceus PETERS 1862: 21 (pre-occupied)
Euprepes sulcatus PETERS 1867: 20 (replacement name for E. olivaceus)
Mabuia sulcata — WERNER 1910: 345
Trachylepis sulcata nigra (WERNER 1915)
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii — MERTENS 1938: 438 [part]
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii —HELLMICH 1957b: 55
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii —BRANCH 1998: 157
Mabuya sulcata ansorgei — LAURENt 1964: 74
Mabuya sulcata — GREER et al. 2000
Mabuya sulcata — KABISCH 2000
Euprepis sulcatus — MAUSFELD et al. 2002
Mabuya sulcata — BAUER & BRANCH 2003
Trachylepis sulcata — BAUER 2003
Mabuya sulcata — COOPER 2005
Trachylepis sulcata sulcata — BATES et al. 2014: 267
Trachylepis sulcata sulcata — BUTLER et al. 2019
Trachylepis sulcata — CERIACO et al. 2024: 106 
DistributionNamibia, Republic of South Africa (Karroid areas of the Cape and adjacent OFS), SW Angola

Type locality: Neu-Barmen [= Otjimbingue, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia], by implication [Euprepes olivaceus].

ansorgi: Angola; Terra typica: Caeonda, Benguella, Angola.

nigra: Lüderitz Bay, SC Namibia.  
Reproductionapparently both oviparous and viviparous reproduction (Shine 1985) 
TypesSyntypes: ZMB 4209 (n = 3), 4210 (n = 3), Neu Barmen (=Gross Barmen, Namibia), collected C.H. Hahn; MNHN 1470 (1867.133, 2792a) (see Brygoo, 1985).
Syntypes: ZMB 4209, 4210, MNHN 1470 ? (fide BRYGOO 1985) [Euprepes olivaceus] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024: 110


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CommentSynonymy: Euprepes olivaceus Peters, 1862: 21 is preoccupied by Euprepes olivaceus Gray, 1839.

Subspecies: Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii (BOULENGER 1907) has been elevated to full species status by BAUER et al. 2023.

Distribution: see map in Ceriaco et al. 2024: 110 (Fig. 91).

Phylogenetics: Mito-nuclear discordance was observed by Butler et al. 2024 with respect to the geographic boundary between T. ansorgii and T. sulcata. However, both species are supported by molecular data. 
EtymologyPresumably named after Latin sulcus (= groove), but without further explanation by Peters. 
References
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  • Bates, M.F. 1995. Life History Notes - Mabuya sulcata sulcata. African Herp News (24): 23-25 - get paper here
  • Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M.; Burger, M., Marais, J.; Alexander, G.J. & de Villliers, M.S. (eds.) 2014. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 pp.
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