Cophoscincopus simulans (VAILLANT, 1885)
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Cophoscincopus simulans
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Cophoscincus simulans VAILLANT 1885: 170 Lygosoma simulans — TORNIER 1901: 86 Cophoscincopus simulans — BÖHME, SCHMITZ & ZIEGLER 2000 Cophoscincopus cf. simulans — LEACHÉ et al. 2006 |
| Distribution | Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, S Guinea (Conakry), Ivory Coast, Togo Type locality: Crouacrou, Ghana. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 6457 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Differs from C. durus in the following two characters: frontonasal entire; posterior loreal fused to lower preocular; Furthermore it is characterised by: paravertebral scales 39-48; external ear opening small but generally evident in lateral view (comp. Fig. 2). (Böhme et al. 2000) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1209 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: Cophoscincus simulans has been synonymized previously with C. durus. The publication date is 1885, not 1884, fide Frétey 2023. Distribution: See map in Böhme et al. 2000: 790 (Fig. 6). |
| Etymology | Named after Latin simulans, imitative. ["…Cet animal rappelle, à s’y méprendre, le Tropidolepisma coccinsinensis, D. B., et devrait être réuni avec lui dans le même genre, si le tympan n’était pas caché sous la peau…"]. |
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