Voeltzkowia shaihulud MIRALLES, SCHMIDT, RAKOTOARISON, DELAUNAY, FREIWALD, RAHAGALALA, RAKOTOMANGA, RAZAMIFANAFO, RATSOAVINA, CROTTINI, RASELIMANANA, GLAW & VENCES, 2025
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Voeltzkowia shaihulud
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Voeltzkowia shaihulud MIRALLES, SCHMIDT, RAKOTOARISON, DELAUNAY, FREIWALD, RAHAGALALA, RAKOTOMANGA, RAZAMIFANAFO, RATSOAVINA, CROTTINI, RASELIMANANA, GLAW & VENCES 2025 Sirenonoscincus yamagishii — RASELIMANANA 2008 |
| Distribution | NW Madagascar (Sofia region) Type locality: white sand area of the Belambo forest (14.91957°S, 47.76291°E, 116 m a.s.l.), Sofia region, northwest of Madagascar |
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| Types | Holotype: ZSM 114/2023 (field number ZCMV 13724), collected on 18 October 2023 by A. Rakotoarison, D. Razafimanafo, A. Hasiniaina, and A. Razafimanantsoa. Paratype: UADBA-ZCMV 13723, same collection data as holotype. Additional specimen: UADBA-APR 6229, from Belambo Forest, 7.5km northeast of Ambarijeby, Sofia region, northwest of Madagascar (14.8867°S, 47.7317°E, 150 m a.s.l.), collected on 19 December 2004, by A.P. Raselimanana. |
| Diagnosis | Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after “Shai-Hulud”, the name given by the Fremen people to the mythical giant sand worms of the planet Arrakis, also known as Dune, in the eponymous science fiction novel published by Frank Herbert in 1965. The name is used as an invariable noun in apposition. |
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