Chioninia coctei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Mabuyidae
Subfamilia: Mabuyinae
Genus: Chioninia
Species: Chioninia coctei

Name

Holotype: MNHN -RA-0.8299, collected by João da Silva Feijó on 1784.

Type locality: “côtes d'Afrique” (in error), corrected to “Îlot Branco” by Bocage (1873).

Combinations

  • Gongylus (Euprepes) coctei Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 666 [original combination]
  • Macroscincus cocteiBocage, 1873: 302 [subsequent combination]
  • Charactodon cocteiTroschel, 1874: 225 [subsequent combination]
  • Chioninia cocteiMausfeld et al., 2002: 290 [subsequent combination, by implication]

References

Primary references

  • Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Cape Verde Giant Skink
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