Trachylepis cristinae SINDACO, METALLINOU, PUPIN, FASOLA & CARRANZA, 2012
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Trachylepis cristinae
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Abd Al Kuri Skink |
| Synonym | Trachylepis cristinae SINDACO, METALLINOU, PUPIN, FASOLA & CARRANZA 2012 Mabuya socotrana – STEINDACHNER 1903: 13 (partim) Mabuya soqotranus – WRANIK 1998: table 1 (partim) Mabuya socotrana – WRANIK 1998a: 150 (partim) Mabuya socotrana – WRANIK 1998b: 171 (partim) Mabuya socotrana – SCHÄTTI & DESVOIGNES 1999: 121 (partim) |
| Distribution | Yemen (Socotra: Abd Al Kuri Island) Type locality: YEMEN, Abd Al Kuri Island, Khaysat Salih village env. at about 12°11’N–52°14’E, 36 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MCCI R1585, Male, 1.IV.2010, Cristina Grieco, Fabio Pupin, Elisa Riservato and Roberto Sindaco leg.. Paratype. Female, YEMEN, Abd Al Kuri Island, Oskar Simony leg. Labelled: ‘Mabuia socotrana (Pet.) Boul⁄ Abd - el - Kuri. 3f. Su ̈dar. Exp.⁄1898 – 22⁄1 899 – Simony’ [= Mabuia socotrana (Peters) Boulenger ⁄Abd el-Kuri Island. 3rd South-Arabian Expedition ⁄ 1898– 22.I.1899 – Oskar Simony leg.]. (NMW 9396). |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | The species epithet is a genitive Latin noun to honour Cristina Grieco, who found the holotype in Abd Al Kuri. |
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