Typhlacontias kataviensis BROADLEY, 2006
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Katavi blind dart skink |
Synonym | Typhlacontias kataviensis BROADLEY 2006 Typhlacontias kataviensis — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 168 |
Distribution | SW Tanzania, ca. 850 m elevation Type locality: Mswala Sands, bordering the Katavi floodplain [06°38′33′′S 31°12′32′′E] at ca. 850 m in the Katavi National Park, western Tanzania. |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: CAS 227747 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Close to T. gracilis, but usually distinguished by the fusion of the ‘third supraocular’ (Haacke 1997) with the upper anterior temporal (an aberration in the type of T. gracilis Haacke 1997) and the frontoparietal with the upper second temporal (Fig. 2). The ventral counts average slightly higher than those for either T. gracilis or T. rohani, while the subcau- dal counts average higher than those of T. gracilis, but are lower than those of T. rohani (Table 1 in BROADLEY 2006). |
Comment | |
Etymology | named after the type locality. |
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