Trachylepis chimbana (BOULENGER, 1887)
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Trachylepis chimbana
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Chimba Skink, Chimban Mabuya |
| Synonym | Euprepes affinis BOCAGE 1872: 77 [preoccupied by Tiliqua affinis GRAY 1838] Mabuia chimbana BOULENGER 1887: 204 (replacement name) Mabuia chimbana BOCAGE 1895: 45 Mabuya chimbana — SCHMIDT 1933: 12 Mabuya bocagii bocagii — HELLMICH 1957a: 60 Mabuya striata angolensis — HELLMICH 1957b: 56 Mabuya chimbana — BROADLEY 1974b: 13 Mabuya chimbana — BRANCH 1998: 153 Euprepis chimbanus — MAUSFELD et al. 2002 Trachylepis chimbana — BAUER 2003 Trachylepis chimbana — SCHLEICHER 2020 Trachylepis chimbana — CERIACO et al. 2024: 59 |
| Distribution | NW Namibia, SW Angola Type locality: Rio Chimba, interior of Mossamedes [= Moçâmedes, Angola] |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: lost, MB (also as MBL = Museu Bocage, Lison), lost due to fire that destroyed the collection in 1978, from Rio Chimba, interior of Mossamedes, collector not known. It is not known whether there was only a single type, although there is no variation expressed in the description. Otgher specimens: CM. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small skink (max. SVL 56.0 mm, AMNH 40657), with fully developed pentadactyl limbs (fig. 38, 39); dorsal scales usually pentacarinate; ventral scales smooth; 55–63 SAV; 49–56 SAD; 33–39 MSR; lamellae beneath fingers and toes keeled and spinose; plantar scales spinose; 18–24 LUFT; 15–17 LUFF; supranasals always in contact; parietals usually in contact; prefrontals always separated; frontoparietals always in contact; one pair of enlarged nuchal scales present; ear opening vertically ovoid and smaller than the eye; three subtriangular auricular scales (shorter than the diameter of ear) extend posteriorly and usually slightly upward from the anterior margin of the ear opening. Supralabials usually eight, the sixth being subocular; five supraciliaries, the second longest; nostrils oriented dorsally. Dorsum bronze to grayish brown, uniform or with scattered black speckles; anteriorly flanks usually with mottling of black and white, forming a band that extends from the eye to the forelimb insertion or midbody; a pair of weakly defined pale dorso lateral stripes may be present. Labials white, sometimes with black spots or vertical bars; head uniformly colored or with scattered black spots. Venter uniformly white. (Ceriaco et al. 2024: 61) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Ceriaco et al. 2024: 61 (Fig. 40). |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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