Trachylepis mekuana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Mabuyinae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: Trachylepis mekuana

Name

Trachylepis mekuana (Chirio & Ineich, 2001)

  • Holotype: MNHN-RA 1998.0221, adult ♂, collected by L. Chirio on 27 May 1998.
  • Type locality: “2700 mètres d'altitude sur la lèvre nord-est du cratère de la partie sommitale du Mont Mekua, Monts Bamboutos, Cameroun (5°42' Nord, 10°03' Est)”.

Combinations

  • Mabuya mekuana Chirio & Ineich, 2001: 187 [original combination]
  • Euprepis mekuanusMausfeld et al., 2002: 290 [subsequent combination]
  • Trachylepis mekuanaBauer, 2003: 5 [subsequent combination]

References

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