Epibator nigrofasciolatus (PETERS, 1869)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Lygosoma (Mocoa) nigrofasciolatum PETERS 1869: 435 Lygosoma arborum BAVAY 1869: 19 (nom. oblit. fide BAUER & VINDUM 1990) Lygosoma deplanchei BOCAGE 1873: 229 Leiolopisma nigrofasciolatum — GREER 1974: 16 Leiolopisma nigrofasciolatum — ZUG 1985 Leiolopisma nigrofasciolatum — SADLIER 1987: 14 Leiolopisma nigrofasciolatum — BAUER & VINDUM 1990 Lioscincus nigrofasciolatum — BAUER & SADLIER 1993 Gongylus arborum BAVAY 1869 — FRANK & RAMUS 1995 Leiolopisma nigrofasciolatum — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995 Lioscincus nigrofasciolatus — BAUER 1999 Lioscincus nigrofasciolatum — BAUER & SADLIER 2000 Lioscincus nigrofasciolatus — DAZA et al. 2015 Epibator nigrofasciolatum — SADLIER et al. 2015 Epibator nigrofasciolatus — SADLIER et al. 2019 |
Distribution | New Caledonia Type locality: “angeblich aus Neu-Caledonien” |
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Types | Holotype: ZMB 6444 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus). The species are moderately large to large in size (maximum SVL range 61 mm for greeri and 112 mm for nigrofasciolatus) with a moderately elongate body, long limbs and digits, and a moderately long tail (maximum tail length 145 and 180% of SVL, respectively). (Sadlier 1987) Additional details (583 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Synonymy: Lygosoma arborum BAVAY 1869 has priority over Lygosoma (Mocoa) nigrofasciolatum PETERS 1869 which was actually only published in 1870 (fide BAUER & VINDUM 1990). Abundance: Common and fairly widespread. Habitat: Arboreal. Type species. Lygosoma (Mocoa) nigrofasciolatum Peters 1869: 435 is the type species of the genus Epibator SADLIER et al. 2015. |
Etymology | From the Greek for climber (epi, upon + bates, one that walks or haunts), alluding to the arboreal habits of the type species. The gender is masculine (Brown, 1956). |
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