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Trachylepis wilsoni CERÍACO, MARQUES, PARRINHA, TIUTENKO, WEINELL, BUTLER & BAUER, 2024

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Wilson’s Wedge-Snouted Skink
P: Lagartixa de Edward Wilson 
SynonymTrachylepis wilsoni CERÍACO, MARQUES, PARRINHA, TIUTENKO, WEINELL, BUTLER & BAUER 2024: 132
Euprepes acutilabris — BOCAGE 1870: 68 [part]
Mabuia acutilabris — BOCAGE 1895: 46 [part]
Mabuya acutilabis — HELLMICH 1957b: 53 [part]
Mabuya acutilabis — BRANCH 1998: 151 [part]
Trachylepis acutilabris — HAACKE 2008: 90 [part]
Trachylepis acutilabris — CERÍACO et al. 2016b: 34, 57
Trachylepis acutilabris — MARQUES et al. 2018: 252
Trachylepis acutilabris — BRANCH et al. 2019a: 318
Trachylepis acutilabris — CERÍACO et al. 2020a: 402
Trachylepis acutilabris — LOBÓN-ROVIRA et al. 2022: 308 
DistributionAngola

Type locality: Pico Azevedo [-15.5340°, 12.49197°, 372 m]  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CAS 254930, field number JVV 8681, unsexed adult; fig. 107) collected by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Edward L. Stanley, Arianna Kuhn, Jens V. Vindum, Sango de Sá, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Hilária Valério, on 7 December 2013.
Paratypes: All specimens from Angola. 21 specimens: Two unsexed adults (CAS 254927, 254928) Pico Azevedo [-15.5340°, 12.4919°, 372 m] same data as holotype; an unsexed adult (CAS 254751), collected at Iona National Park, 3.4 km SW (by air) of Espinheira, vicinity of “Lion Cave” [-16.8151°, 12.337°, 453 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Edward L. Stanley, Arianna Kuhn, Jens V. Vindum, Sango de Sá, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Hilária Valério, on 30 November 2013; two unsexed adults (CAS 254899, 254907) Namibe-Lubango road, marker 59, 1.8 km W of Caraculo, N side of road [-15.0165°, 12.643°, 487 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Edward L. Stanley, Arianna Kuhn, Jens V. Vindum, Sango de Sá, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Hilária Valério, on 6 December 2016; one unsexed adult (UF 187318) Virei camp [-16.1196°, 12.8346°, 522 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Ishan Agarwal, on 29 November 2016; one unsexed adult (UF 187317) Omauha-Chitundolo [-16.0006°, 12.8381°, 583 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Ishan Agarwal, on 29 November 2016; one unsexed adult (CAS 263487) VireiCalundolo [-16.3102°, 12.7960°, 471 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Ishan Agarwal, on 30 November 2016; two unsexed adults (CAS 263492, UF 187298) Virulundo [-16.2852°, 12.9419°, 718 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Ishan Agarwal, on 2 December 2016; three unsexed adults (CAS 263494, 263495; UF 187297) Virei-Chipumpo [-16.2793°, 12.9584°, 742 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco, Suzana A. Bandeira, and Ishan Agarwal, on 1 December 2016; one adult female (MUNHAC/MB03-001415) Mucungu farm, rocky area [-14.7799°, 12.4878°, 305 m] by Mariana P. Marques, Luis M.P. Ceríaco, and Joyce M. Janota, on 2 August 2018; two adult females (MUNHAC/MB03-001416, 001417) Bentiaba river near Maungo [-14.5106°, 12.8391°, 417 m] by Mariana P. Marques, Luis M.P. Ceríaco, and Joyce M. Janota, on 11 August 2018; (MUNHAC/MB03001418–001420) base camp, in a dry river line at Maungo farm [-14.3934°, 12.8289°, 367 m] by Mariana P. Marques, Luis M.P. Ceríaco, and Joyce M. Janota, on 12 August 2018; one adult female (MUNHAC/MB03-001421) on the road to Sangaia [-16.3382°, 12.2525°, 242 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco on 13 November 2019; one adult female (MUNHAC/MB03-001422) on Iona National Park [-16.6896°, 12.8128°, 623 m] by Luis M.P. Ceríaco on 15 November 2019. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024: 133 
CommentFor references see Ceriaco et al. 2024.

Distribution: see map in Ceriaco et al. 2024: 137 (Fig. 110). 
EtymologyNamed after Edward O. Wilson (1929–2021), North American biologist, naturalist and author, in recognition of the importance and influence of his work and legacy to all field biologists, taxonomists, and naturalists. 
References
  • 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
 
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