Trachylepis cristinae SINDACO, METALLINOU, PUPIN, FASOLA & CARRANZA, 2012
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Trachylepis cristinae
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Abd Al Kuri Skink |
| Synonym | Trachylepis cristinae SINDACO, METALLINOU, PUPIN, FASOLA & CARRANZA 2012 Mabuya socotrana – STEINDACHNER 1903: 13 (partim) Mabuya soqotranus – WRANIK 1998: table 1 (partim) Mabuya socotrana – WRANIK 1998a: 150 (partim) Mabuya socotrana – WRANIK 1998b: 171 (partim) Mabuya socotrana – SCHÄTTI & DESVOIGNES 1999: 121 (partim) |
| Distribution | Yemen (Socotra: Abd Al Kuri Island) Type locality: YEMEN, Abd Al Kuri Island, Khaysat Salih village env. at about 12°11’N–52°14’E, 36 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MCCI R1585, Male, 1.IV.2010, Cristina Grieco, Fabio Pupin, Elisa Riservato and Roberto Sindaco leg.. Paratype. Female, YEMEN, Abd Al Kuri Island, Oskar Simony leg. Labelled: ‘Mabuia socotrana (Pet.) Boul⁄ Abd - el - Kuri. 3f. Su ̈dar. Exp.⁄1898 – 22⁄1 899 – Simony’ [= Mabuia socotrana (Peters) Boulenger ⁄Abd el-Kuri Island. 3rd South-Arabian Expedition ⁄ 1898– 22.I.1899 – Oskar Simony leg.]. (NMW 9396). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A member of the Trachylepis brevicollis complex characterized by high number of scale rows at midtrunk (38), palmar and tarsal scales never pointed nor spinose, subdigital lamellae smooth or only weakly keeled; color characteristic (see description); SVL of adults up to 114 mm. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | The species epithet is a genitive Latin noun to honour Cristina Grieco, who found the holotype in Abd Al Kuri. |
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