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Trachylepis ovahelelo CERÍACO, MARQUES, PARRINHA, TIUTENKO, WEINELL, BUTLER & BAUER, 2024

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ovahelelo Skink 
SynonymTrachylepis ovahelelo CERÍACO, MARQUES, PARRINHA, TIUTENKO, WEINELL, BUTLER & BAUER 2024: 95
Mabuya lacertiformis — BROADLEY 1974b: 12
Mabuya lacertiformis — BROADLEY 2000: 101
Mabuya lacertiformis — BRANCH 1998: 154
Trachylepis lacertiformis — Portik and BAUER 2012: 128
Trachylepis lacertiformis — CERÍACO et al. 2016a: 57
Trachylepis cf. lacertiformis — MARQUES et al. 2018: 262
Trachylepis cf. lacertiformis — BRANCH et al. 2019a: 318 
DistributionAngola

Type locality: Virulundo, Namibe Province [-16.2852°, 12.9419°, 718 m].  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CAS 263493, unsexed adult, field number AMB 10630; fig. 76) collected by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Ishan Agarwal, on 2 December 2016.
Additional specimens: Namibe Province: Cainde, Mossamedes [-15.4833°, 13.3667°, 631 m] (TM 40959, 40960); 14 km NE of Caraculo, Mossamedes [-14.9021°, 12.7423°, 451 m] (TM 40192). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024: 95 
CommentDistribution: see map in Ceriaco et al. 2024: 98 (Fig. 77). 
EtymologyNamed in honor of the dominant ethnolinguistic group of the region where the species exists. We acknowledge the Mucubal people, a subgroup of the Ovahelelo (also known as Herero) ethnolinguistic group, for allowing Ceriaco’s team to camp and study the herpetofauna of their lands and for their welcoming attitude and support. The name is a noun in apposition. 
References
  • Ceríaco, Luis M.P.; Mariana P. Marques, Diogo Parrinha, Arthur Tiutenko, Jeffrey L. Weinell, Brett O. Butler & Aaron M. Bauer 2024. The Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) of Angola: An Integrative Taxonomic Review with the Description of Seven New Species Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Feb 2024 Vol. 2024, No. 465: 1-153 - get paper here
 
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