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Trachylepis ansorgii (BOULENGER, 1907)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ansorge’s Rock Skink, Ansorge’s Skink 
SynonymMabuia ansorgii BOULENGER 1907: 213
Mabuya bocagei ansorgei — LAURENT 1947: 8
Mabuya sulcata ansorgii — HELLMICH 1957: 64
Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii — PORTIK et al. 2010
Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii —WEINELL et al. 2019
Trachylepis sulcata ansorgii — BUTLER et al. 2019
Trachylepis ansorgii — BAUER et al. 2023
Trachylepis ansorgii — CERIACO et al. 2024: 27 
DistributionAngola

Terra typica: Caeonda, Benguella, Angola.  
Reproductionapparently both oviparous and viviparous reproduction (Shine 1985) 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.3.33 (formerly 1906.8.24.62), Caconda, Benguella, collected Dr. W.J. Ansorge. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024 
CommentPhylogenetics: Mito-nuclear discordance was observed by Butler et al. 2024 with respect to the geographic boundary between T. ansorgii and T. sulcata. However, both species are supported by molecular data. 
EtymologyNamed after the collector of the type, Dr. W.J. Ansorge. 
References
  • Bauer, A. M., Ceríaco, L. M. P., Marques, M. P., & Becker, F. S. 2023. Highland reptiles of Angola and Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment, 8, 259-276 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1907. Descriptions of three new lizards and a new frog, discovered by Dr. W. J. Ansorge in Angola. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 19: 212—214. - get paper here
  • Butler, B O; Ceríaco, L M P; Marques, M P; Bandeira, S; Júlio, T; Heinicke, M P & Bauer, A M; 2019. Herpetological survey of Huíla Province, Southwest Angola, including first records of Bicuar National Park. Herpetological Review 50 (2): 225-240 - get paper here
  • Butler, B. O., Ceríaco, L. M., Jackman, T. R., & Bauer, A. M. 2024. Population genetics and phylogeography of Trachylepis sulcata (Peters, 1867) and T. ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907) in south-western Africa. African Journal of Herpetology, 1-25 - get paper here
  • Ceríaco, Luis M.P.; Mariana P. Marques, Diogo Parrinha, Arthur Tiutenko, Jeffrey L. Weinell, Brett O. Butler & Aaron M. Bauer 2024. The Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) of Angola: An Integrative Taxonomic Review with the Description of Seven New Species Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Feb 2024 Vol. 2024, No. 465: 1-153 - get paper here
  • Hellmich, W. 1957. Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in Angola. Veröff. Zool. Staatssammlung München 5: 1-91 - get paper here
  • Laurent, R. 1947. Notes sur quelques reptiles appartenant a la collection du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de belgique. Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg. 23 (16): 1-12
  • Marques MP, Parrinha D, Lopes-Lima M, Tiutenko A, Bauer AM, Ceríaco LMP 2024. An island in a sea of sand: a first checklist of the herpetofauna of the Serra da Neve inselberg, southwestern Angola. ZooKeys 1201: 167-217 - get paper here
  • Portik, Daniel M.; Aaron M. Bauer & Todd R. Jackman 2010. The phylogenetic affinities of Trachylepis sulcata nigra and the intraspecific evolution of coastal melanism in the western rock skink. African Zoology 45 (2):147-159 - get paper here
  • Weinell, J. L., Branch, W. R., Colston, T. J., Jackman, T. R., Kuhn, A., Conradie, W., & Bauer, A. M. 2019. A species-level phylogeny of Trachylepis (Scincidae: Mabuyinae) provides insight into their reproductive mode evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - get paper here
 
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