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

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mwene Vunongue Skink
P: Lagartixa de Mwene Vunongue 
SynonymTrachylepis vunongue CERÍACO, MARQUES, PARRINHA, TIUTENKO, WEINELL, BUTLER & BAUER 2024: 119
Mabuya variegata punctulata — BROADLEY 1974b: 7 [part]
Mabuya punctulata — BROADLEY 2000: 100 [part]
Trachylepis punctulata — PIETERSEN et al. 2021: 276
Trachylepis punctulata — MARQUES et al. 2018: 267 [part]
Trachylepis punctulata — BRANCH et al. 2019: 319 [part]
Trachylepis cf. punctulata — CONRADIE et al. 2022: 203 
DistributionAngola

Type locality: Cuatir main camp, Cuando Cubango Province [-16.4852°, 18.2030°, 1148 m], Angola.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MUNHAC/ MB03-001520, field number LMPC 1452; unsexed adult, fig. 98, 99 in Ceriaco et al. 2024), collected by Diogo Parrinha on 21 February 2023. Paratypes: An unsexed adult (NMZB 16016, field number BFP/R 114) and two adult females (NMZB 16017–16018, field numbers BFP/R 114) collected at Ndau School, Western Province [-15.4415°, 23.2227°, 1044 m], Zambia, by Donald G. Broadley and Shiela Broadley on 27 March 1999; an unsexed adult (NMZB 16006, field number BFP/R 111) collected at Ndau School, Western Province [-15.4415°, 23.2227°, 1044 m], Zambia, by Peter van Daele on 26 March 1999; an unsexed adult (NMZB-UM 21008) collected at Kalabo, Barotseland [-14.9928°, 22.6785°, 1026 m], Zambia, by R.G. Japp on unknown date; an unsexed adult (NMZB 13382, field number GR 83) collected at Makona Pan, Hwange National Park [-19.3167°, 26.9167°, 993 m], Zimbabwe, by G.S.A. Rasmussen on 9 March 1994; an unsexed adult (NMZB 13589, field number GSA 279) collected at Shaba Shaba, Hwange National Park [-19.3167°, 26.1667°, 976 m], Zimbabwe, by G.S.A. Rasmussen on 9 May 1994; two unsexed adults (NMZB 13563, 13564) collected at Shakwanki Pan 0,5km NW, Hwange National Park [-19.1297°, 26.2303°, 976 m], Zimbabwe, by G.S.A. Rasmussen on 6 May 1994. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceriaco et al. 2024: 121 
CommentFor references see Ceriaco et al. 2024.

Distribution: see map in Ceriaco et al. 2024: 121 (Fig. 100). 
EtymologyNamed after the Mwene (= King) Vunongue (1800–1886), king of the N’Ganguelas and one of the most important Angolan chieftains, whose kingdom spanned approximately the same region as the known distribution of the new species. As a curiosity, the name of the capital city of Cuando Cubango Province—Menongue—derivates from the admixture of the words “Mwene” and “Vunongue.” 
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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