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Trachylepis elegans (PETERS, 1854)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesTrachylepis elegans elegans (PETERS 1854)
Trachylepis elegans delphinensis (BRYGOO 1983) 
Common NamesE: Elegant Mabuya 
SynonymEuprepes elegans PETERS 1854: 619
Euprepes sakalava GRANDIDIER 1872: 8
Mabuia elegans — ANDERSSON 1910: 9
Mabuya elegans — ANGEL 1942: 114
Mabuya sakalava — ANGEL 1942: 115
Mabuya elegans — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 309
Euprepis elegans — MAUSFELD et al 2002
Trachylepis elegans — BAUER 2003

Trachylepis elegans delphinensis (BRYGOO 1983)
Mabuya elegans delphinensis BRYGOO 1983
Mabuya elegans delphinensis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 309 
DistributionMadagascar, Nosy Faly

Type locality: “Madagascar (St. Augustins-Bay)”

Type locality: Fort Dauphin [delphinensis]  
Reproductionoviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesLectotype: ZMB 5526 (designated by BRYGOO 1983)
Holotype: MNHN-RA 1930.0328D; paratypes: MNHN-RA 1930.0328, MNHN-RA 1930.0328A-C, MNHN-RA 1901.0166, MNHN-RA 1901.0168, MNHN-RA 8220, MNHN-RA 8220A-B, CNHM = FMNH [delphinensis] 
Diagnosis 
CommentBrygoo (1983) placed Mabuya sakalava in the synonymy of M. elegans.

Distribution: see map in Vences et al. 2014: 482 (Fig. 3) 
EtymologyThe name elegans (Latin) means tasteful, choice, fine, select or elegant and appears to refer to the color pattern. 
References
  • Andersson, Lars Gabriel 1910. Reptiles and batrachians from the north-west of Madagascar collected by V. Kaudern, 1906-1907. Arkiv för Zoologi 7 (7): 1-15. - get paper here
  • ANDREONE F., F. GLAW, R. A. NUSSBAUM, C. J. RAXWORTHY, M. VENCES, and J. E. RANDRIANIRINA 2003. The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna. Journal of Natural History 37 (17): 2119–2149 - get paper here
  • Andreone, F. & Greer, A.E. 2002. Malagasy scincid lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Zoology 258, 139-181 - get paper here
  • Angel, F. 1942. Les Lézards de Madagascar. Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive XXXVI: 193 pp.
  • Barbour, Thomas 1918. Vertebrata from Madagascar. 2. Amphibia and Reptilia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 61 (14): 479-489. - get paper here
  • Belluardo F, Quirós DD, Lobón-Rovira J, Rosa GM, Rasoazanany M, Andreone F, Crottini A 2021. Uncovering the herpetological diversity of small forest fragments in south-eastern Madagascar (Haute Matsiatra). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(2): 315-343 - get paper here
  • Boumans, Louis; David R. Vieites, Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences 2007. Geographical patterns of deep mitochondrial differentiation in widespread Malagasy reptiles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (3): 822-839 - get paper here
  • Brygoo, E.R. 1983. Systématique des lézards scincidés de la région Malagache. XI. Les Mabuya de Madagascar. Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris (4) 5 (4): 1079-1108
  • D'Cruze, Neil; Annette Olsonn, David Henson, Sunil Kumar, and David Emmett. 2009. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Lower Onilahy River Valley, a Temporary Protected Area in Southwest Madagascar. Herp. Cons. Biol. 4: 62-79 - get paper here
  • D'Cruze, Neil; Jeremy Sabel, Katie Green, Jeffrey Dawson, Carlie Gardner, Janine Robinson, Georgina Starkie, Miguel Vences, and Frank Glaw. 2007. The First Comprehensive Survey of Amphibians and Reptiles at Montagne des Francais, Madagascar. Herp. Cons. Biol. 2 (2): 87-99 - get paper here
  • D’Cruze, N.; Köhler, J.; Franzen, M & Glaw, F. 2008. A conservation assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of the Forêt d’Ambre Special Reserve, north Madagascar. MADAGASCAR CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT 3 (1): 44-54 - get paper here
  • Evans, A. M., Marshal, J. P., & Alexander, G. J. 2021. Forest patch characteristics affect reptile occurrence in north‐western Madagascar. Austral Ecology - get paper here
  • Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3)
  • Grandidier, A. 1872. Descriptions de quelques Reptiles nouveaux découverts á Madagascar en 1870. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologie 15 (5): 6-11. - get paper here
  • Greer,A.E. & NUSSBAUM,R.A. 2000. New character useful in the systematics of the scincid lizard genus Mabuya. Copeia 2000 (2): 615-618 - get paper here
  • Krüger, Jens 1999. Neue Erkenntnisse zur Faunistik einiger Reptilien Madagaskars. Salamandra 35 (2): 65-76 - get paper here
  • Kunz,K. 2004. Leben am Rande - Lebensbedingungen von Amphibien und Reptilien in Waldfragmenten. Draco 5 (19): 92-93 - get paper here
  • Lima, Alexandra; Aurélien Miralles, Frank Glaw, Juliane Ahlburg, Miriam Börner, Jan Felix Hoven, Bastian Kruse, Florian Küssner, Mandy Ludwig, Franziska Molde, Annika-Marisa Michel, Katrin Müller, Supak Panpeng, Carmen Schneider, Julia Worm and Migue 2014. A preliminary assessment of morphological differentiation between two common Malagasy skink species, Trachylepis elegans and T. gravenhorstii. Herpetology Notes 7: 247-260 - get paper here
  • Lima, Alexandra; D. James Harris, Sara Rocha, Aurélien Miralles, Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of Trachylepis skink species from Madagascar and the Seychelles (Squamata: Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67 (3): 615-620 - get paper here
  • Mausfeld,P.; Vences, M. Schmitz, A. & Veith, M. 2000. First data on the molecular phylogeography of scincid lizards of the genus Mabuya. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 17 (1): 11-14 - get paper here
  • Peters,W.C.H. 1854. Diagnosen neuer Batrachier, welche zusammen mit der früher (24. Juli und 17. August) gegebenen Übersicht der Schlangen und Eidechsen mitgetheilt werden. Ber. Bekanntmach. Geeignet. Verhandl. Königl.-Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 614-628
  • Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Jesse Erens, Fanomezana M. Ratsoavina, Miguel Vences 2015. Amphibian and reptile records from around the Betsiboka delta area in North-Western Madagascar. Herpetology Notes 8: 535-543 - get paper here
  • Raselimanana, Achille Philippe 2018. Unusual predation events in Malagasy amphibians and reptiles. Herpetology Notes 11: 659-662 - get paper here
  • Van Beest, Piet 2004. Herpetologische waarnemingen op Madagascar - deel 3: Ifaty. Lacerta 62 (4): 136-143 - get paper here
  • Vences, Miguel; Alexandra Lima, Aurélien Miralles & Frank Glaw 2014. DNA barcoding assessment of genetic variation in two widespread skinks from Madagascar, Trachylepis elegans and T. gravenhorstii (Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa 3755 (5): 477–484 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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