Trachylepis casuarinae (BROADLEY, 1974)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Casuarina Island Skink |
Synonym | Mabuya maculilabris casuarinae BROADLEY 1974: 8 Mabuya casuarinae BROADLEY 2000: 94 Trachylepis maculilabris casuarinae — ROCHA et al. 2010 Trachylepis maculilabris casuarinae — HAWLITSCHEK et al. 2011 |
Distribution | Casuarinae Island, one of the Primeiras group, off the north Mozambique coast. Known only from the type locality Type locality: Casuarinae Island, West Africa; known only from the type locality |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: NMZB (formerly UM 24077 = Umtali Museum), adult male |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Relationships: Genetic studies by Mausfeld-Lafdhiya et al. (2004) and Rocha et al. (2010) show that the subspecies T. maculilabris casuarinae from Casuarina Island off the coast of North Mozambique is nested within T. comorensis and thus most likely represents a recent colonization event. |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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