You selected Mochlus afer BOCAGE 1867. This is a synonym for:
| Accepted scientific name: |
| Lygosoma afrum PETERS 1854 (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Eumeces afer PETERS 1854 (synonym) |
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| Eumeces perdicicolor COPE 1868 (synonym) |
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| Euprepes (senira) dumerili STEINDACHNER 1870 (synonym) |
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| Lygosoma afer GREER 1985 (synonym) |
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| Lygosoma sundevalli SCHMIDT 1919 (synonym) |
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| Mochlus afer BOCAGE 1867 (synonym) |
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| Mochlus punctulatus GÜNTHER 1864 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
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Language |
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| Peters' Eyelid Skink |
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| Classification: |
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Animalia |
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| Phylum |
Chordata |
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| Class |
Reptilia |
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| Order |
Squamata |
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| Family |
Scincidae |
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| Genus |
Lygosoma |
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| Distribution: |
Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique (southern limit at Inhambane), Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, E Zambia, Malawi, N/E/S Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Central African Republic Terra typica: Mozambique island; restricted by Broadley 1966 Terra typ |
| Additional data: |
Syntypes: ZMB This form can be distinguished from L. s. sundevalli by its large size (snout-vent length 80-140 mm) and speckled dorsum.
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| Source database: |
TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007 |
| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
Uetz P., |
| Online resource: |
http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Lygosoma&species=afrum
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
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