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Trachylepis huilensis (LAURENT, 1964)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Huila Skink 
SynonymMabuya bayoni huilensis LAURENT 1964: 67
Euprepes Bayonii Var. B. — BOCAGE 1872: 75
Mabuia Bayonii — BOCAGE 1895: 38 [part]
Trachylepis varia — CERIACO et al. 2016b: 31
Trachylepis bayonii — MARQUES et al. 2018: 256 [part]
Trachylepis bayonii — CERIACO et al. 2020a: 422
Trachylepis bayoni huilensis — WEINELL et al. 2019
Trachylepis huilensis — BUTLER et al. 2019
Trachylepis huilensis — CERIACO et al. 2024: 74 
DistributionAngola

Type locality: Boca da Humpata, environs de Sá da Bandeira, Huíla.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: MD 1886 (Museu Dundo, Angola) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024: 75 
CommentSynonymy: Trachylepis bayonii huilensis (LAURENT 1964) was described from a single juvenile specimen was considered as a synonym of Trachylepis bayonii until it was revalidated by various authors.

Distribution: see map in Ceriaco et al. 2024: 77 (Fig. 55). 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • 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
  • 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
  • Laurent, R.F. 1964. Reptiles et batraciens de l'Angola (troisième contribution). Companhia de Di amantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais, Museu do Dundo (Angola), No. 67, 165 pp.
  • 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
  • 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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