The Trachylepis (Squamata

(Scincidae) of Angola: An Integrative Taxonomic Review with the Description of Seven New Species

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ID19259720
AuthorsLuis M P Ceríaco (0000-0002-0591-9978, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO), InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, Campus de Vairão Departamento de Vertebrados, M), Mariana P Marques (0000-0002-1712-2632, Section of Amphibians and Reptiles, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pittsburgh; Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisboa CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade do Porto BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning Departamento de), Diogo Parrinha (0000-0002-1302-025X, CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade do Porto BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto), Arthur Tiutenko (0000-0001-5952-4923, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Jeffrey L Weinell (0000-0002-9568-0672, American Museum of Natural History), Brett Oliver Butler (0000-0001-8617-8931, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Aaron M Bauer (0000-0001-6839-8025, Villanova University)
Year2024
Volume2024
Issue465
Publication date2024-02-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-0090 • E-ISSN: 1937-3546
PublisherAmerican Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1206/0003-0090.465.1.1
OpenAlexW4392718472
LanguageEN
References cited50

The genus Trachylepis is currently represented by 21 species in Angola, most of them part of nomenclaturally and taxonomically challenging species complexes. In this study we present an integrative taxonomic revision of the genus in Angola and describe seven new species: Trachylepis attenboroughi, sp. nov., Trachylepis bouri, sp. nov., Trachylepis hilariae, sp. nov., Trachylepis ovahelelo, sp. nov., Trachylepis suzanae, sp. nov., Trachylepis vunongue, sp. nov., and Trachylepis wilsoni, sp. nov. As result of our taxonomic revisions, 25 valid Trachylepis species are now confirmed from Angola. A phylogenetic analysis using a combination of mitochondrial (16S, ND2) and nuclear (RAG1) markers, as well as morphological data, supports the recognition of the new species. In addition, data support the revalidation of Trachylepis albopunctata (Bocage, 1867), Trachylepis notabilis (Peters, 1879), and Trachylepis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907). We also provide a redefinition of Euprepes anchietae Bocage, 1866, which we synonymize with Trachylepis maculilabris (Gray, 1845). Given that the type material for Trachylepis albopunctata, T. angolensis, and T. anchietae has been lost or destroyed, we designate neotypes for the purpose of nomenclatural stability. The description of the new species and the revision and revalidation of previously described Angolan species contribute to a better understanding of the taxonomy and biogeography of the genus, as well as to the general biogeographic patterns and evolution of the Angolan fauna

Biology · Evolutionary biology · Squamata · Zoology · Amphibian and Reptile Biology · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Plant and animal studies

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