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Trachylepis ansorgii (BOULENGER, 1907)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ansorge’s Rock Skink, Ansorge’s Skink 
SynonymMabuia ansorgii BOULENGER 1907: 213
Mabuya bocagei ansorgei — LAURENT 1947: 8
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii — HELLMICH 1957: 64
Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii — PORTIK et al. 2010
Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii —WEINELL et al. 2019
Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii — BUTLER et al. 2019
Trachylepis ansorgii — BAUER et al. 2023
Trachylepis ansorgii — CERIACO et al. 2024: 27 
DistributionAngola

Terra typica: Caeonda, Benguella, Angola.  
Reproductionapparently both oviparous and viviparous reproduction (Shine 1985) 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.3.33 (formerly 1906.8.24.62), Caconda, Benguella, collected Dr. W.J. Ansorge. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the collector of the type, Dr. W.J. Ansorge. 
References
  • Bauer, A. M., Ceríaco, L. M. P., Marques, M. P., & Becker, F. S. 2023. Highland reptiles of Angola and Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment, 8, 259-276 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1907. Descriptions of three new lizards and a new frog, discovered by Dr. W. J. Ansorge in Angola. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 19: 212—214. - get paper here
  • Butler, B O; Ceríaco, L M P; Marques, M P; Bandeira, S; Júlio, T; Heinicke, M P & Bauer, A M; 2019. Herpetological survey of Huíla Province, Southwest Angola, including first records of Bicuar National Park. Herpetological Review 50 (2): 225-240 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Hellmich, W. 1957. Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in Angola. Veröff. Zool. Staatssammlung München 5: 1-91 - get paper here
  • Laurent, R. 1947. Notes sur quelques reptiles appartenant a la collection du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de belgique. Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg. 23 (16): 1-12
  • Portik, Daniel M.; Aaron M. Bauer & Todd R. Jackman 2010. The phylogenetic affinities of Trachylepis sulcata nigra and the intraspecific evolution of coastal melanism in the western rock skink. African Zoology 45 (2):147-159 - get paper here
  • Weinell, J. L., Branch, W. R., Colston, T. J., Jackman, T. R., Kuhn, A., Conradie, W., & Bauer, A. M. 2019. A species-level phylogeny of Trachylepis (Scincidae: Mabuyinae) provides insight into their reproductive mode evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - get paper here
 
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