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Noronha skink

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averaging 19.0 g (0.67 oz), in males and 6.0 to 15.0 g (0.21 to 0.53 oz), averaging 10.0 g (0.35 oz), in females. Males are significantly larger than females. In 100 specimens collected in 1876, head length was 12.0 to 18.9 mm (0.47 to 0.74 in), averaging 14.8 mm (0.58 in); head width was 7 to 14.4 mm (0.28 to 0.57 in), averaging 9 mm (0.35 in), and tail length was 93 to 170 mm (3.7 to 6.7 in), averaging 117 mm.
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Colli, G.R., Fenker, J., Tedeschi, L., Bataus, Y.S.L., Uhlig, V.M., Silveira, A.L., da Rocha, C., Nogueira, C. de C., Werneck, F., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Kiefer, M., de Freitas, M.A., Ribeiro Junior, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S.T., Valadão, R., Cardoso Vieira, R., Perez Maciel, R., Gomes
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The reptile is thought to be stable in terms of population trends and not under any threat of extinction. However, the climate is rapidly changing, so this could change at any point in time. Although environmental changes do not affect the species in particular, the density of the species is at risk
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The Noronha skink is covered with light and dark spots above, but there is substantial variation in the precise colors. There are no longitudinal stripes. The scales on the underparts are yellowish or grayish. The eyelids are white to yellow. It has a small head with small nostrils, which are placed
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is active during the day. Its body temperature averages 32 °C (90 °F), a few degrees higher than the environment temperature. During the day, body temperature peaks at up to 38 °C (100 °F) around midday and is lower earlier and later. In the early morning, the lizard may bask in
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collected in 2006, snout to vent length was 80.6 to 103.1 mm (3.17 to 4.06 in), averaging 95.3 mm (3.75 in), in males and 65.3 to 88.1 mm (2.57 to 3.47 in), averaging 78.3 mm (3.08 in), in females and body mass was 10.2 to 26.0 g (0.36 to 0.92 oz),
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While seated upon the bare rocks I have often observed these little animals watching me, apparently with as much curiosity as I watched them, turning their heads from side to side as if in an effort to be wise. If I kept quiet for a few minutes they would creep up to me and finally upon me; if I
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The Noronha skink is very abundant throughout Fernando de Noronha, even occurring commonly in houses, and also occurs on the smaller islands that surround the main island of the archipelago. Its abundance may be a result of the absence of ecologically similar competitors. Apart from
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before 1888. Mausfeld and coworkers calculated that the journey from Africa to Fernando de Noronha would take 139 days. Because this period seemed too long for the skink to survive, they proposed that the Noronha skink instead arrived via
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of decreasing should the environment change drastically as well as if tourism trends or more invasive animals are introduced. Additionally, the urbanization of surrounding areas to the lizards habitat could be detrimental, therefore
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Although there is substantial variation in measurements within the species, no discrete groups can be detected and it is not possible to separate the sexes unambiguously using measurements alone. Among 15 male and 21 female
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in 1503, the island was said to be inhabited by "lizards with two tails", which is thought be a reference to the Noronha skink. The tail is long and fragile, and it breaks easily, like that of many skinks and other
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Faria, R., Recoder, R., Ávila, R., Torquato da Silva, S., de Barcelos Ribeiro, S. & Avila-Pires, T.C.S. 2019. Trachylepis atlantica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T120689136A134890404.
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far to the front at the sides of the head. The mouth contains small and conical teeth and a thin but well-developed tongue. The eyes are small and placed laterally and contain dark, rounded
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different, but that Boulenger's examination of the type and the uncertainty of the type locality inclined him to favor the synonymy. In 2002, P. Mausfeld and D. Vrcibradic re-examined the
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when visiting a flower. Pollination is rare behavior among lizards, but occurs most frequently in island species. Humans have introduced additional food sources to the island, including
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Travassos, 1946, pp. 26–28; summarized in Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, table 1; nomenclature from Avila-Pires, 1995, pp. 9–10; Schleich et al., 1996, p. 372
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Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, table 1, list the average tail length as 11 mm, an obvious error. The actual average tail length in Travassos's dataset is 117 mm.
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Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second edition. Vol. III. Lacertidae, Gerrosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleonidae
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The Noronha skink probably lacked predators before Fernando de Noronha was discovered by humans, but several species that arrived since do prey on it, most commonly the
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Amerigo Vespucci and the rat of Fernando de Noronha: a new genus and species of Rodentia (Muridae, Sigmodontinae) from a volcanic island off Brazil's continental shelf
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and "thrives on anything edible". Analysis of stomach contents indicates that it mainly eats plant material, at least during the dry period, but it also feeds on
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In 2002, P. Mausfeld and D. Vrcibradic published a note on the nomenclature of the Noronha skink informed by a re-examination of Gray's original
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by inserting their heads into the flowers. They probably use the nectar both for its sugar and water content. In this way, the skinks aid in
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Carleton and Olson, 1999, p. 48; Rocha et al., 2009, p. 450; Gasparini et al., 2007, p. 31; Silva et al., 2005, p. 62
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Gasparini, J.L., Peloso, P.L. and Sazima, I. 2007. New opportunities and hazards brought by humans to the island habitat of the skink
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also belongs in the African clade, but they were unable to determine whether or not it is indigenous to Guyana. They also reviewed
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Whiting et al., 2006, pp. 721, 726; Mausfeld et al., 2002, pp. 282, 286; Carranza and Arnold, 2003, pp. 271, 281
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Rocha et al., 2009, p. 450; Sazima et al., 2005, p. 2; Silva et al., 2005, p. 62; Sazima et al., 2005, p. 1
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generally have fewer midbody scales (up to 34). There are 21 to 29 subdigital lamellae under the fourth toe, more than in
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Schmidt, 1945, endemic to the Atlantic Ocean archipelago of Fernando de Noronha (Brazil): Necessity of partitioning the genus
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Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 294; Carranza and Arnold, 2003, p. 277; Miralles et al., 2009, fig. 6
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and that its original locality may have been correct. Although it may represent a valid species of southern African
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skinks form a clade that appears to be derived from a separate colonization from Africa. Both transatlantic
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Dunn, 1935, p. 536; Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, pp. 293–294; Miralles et al., 2009, p. 65
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the sun. During foraging, it spends about 28.4% of its time moving on average, a relatively high value for
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Whiting et al., 2006, pp. 724–729; Mausfeld et al., 2002, pp. 285–287; Carranza and Arnold, 2003
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moved, they ran down the faces of the rocks, and turning, stuck their heads above the edges to watch me.
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species, as previously suggested on the basis of morphological similarities. They split the old genus
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on the basis of a specimen, purchased from a Mr. Parzudaki, which had been labeled as coming from the
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are important in distinguishing among species and groups of species. In the Noronha skink, the
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Travassos, H.; 1948. Nota sobre a "Mabuya" da Ilha Fernando de Noronha (Squamata, Scincidae).
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Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with the description of many new genera and species
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Dunn, 1935, p. 536; Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 293; Finley, 1945, p. 164
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The systematic significance of the number of presacral vertebrae in the scincid lizard genus
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blooms during the dry season, Noronha skinks climb up to 12 m (39 ft) to reach the
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genes, and showed that the species is more closely related to African than to South American
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remained in general usage for the Noronha skink in subsequent decades, though some have used
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for the Noronha skink. He wrote that the Noronha skink was very distinct from other American
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Mausfeld, P.; Schmitz, A.; Böhme, W.; Misof, B.; Vrcibradic, D.; and Duarte, C. F.; 2002.
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Ananjeva, N. B.; Orlov, N. L.; Khalikov, R. G.; Darevsky, I. S.; and Barabanov, A.; 2006.
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Travassos, 1946, pp. 26–28; summarized in Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, table 1
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In an early account of what may be Fernando de Noronha, purportedly based on a voyage by
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Little dragons prefer flowers to maidens: A lizard that laps nectar and pollinates trees
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The reptiles of northern Eurasia: taxonomic diversity, distribution, conservation status
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observed Noronha skinks eating banana skins and yolk from doves' eggs. Several cases of
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Ecology and natural history of the easternmost native lizard species in South America,
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have been reported, involving skinks eating eggs, juveniles, and the tail of an adult.
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tree, as well as other material ranging from cookie crumbs to eggs of its own species.
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A geologist who visited the island in 1876 noted that the skink is curious and bold:
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Comparing alignment methods for inferring the history of the new world lizard genus
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Ramalho, A. C. O.; da Silva, R. J.; Schwartz, H. O.; and Péres, A. K., Jr.; 2009.
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South American lizards in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History
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Whiting, A. S.; Sites, J. W.; Pellegrino, K. C. M.; and Rodrigues, M. T.; 2006.
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Descriptions of new species of Scincidae in the collection of the British Museum
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Tschudi, 1845, not Linnaeus, 1758, or Gray, 1839; identity uncertain (see text).
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Mausfeld et al., 2002, pp. 286–287; Carranza and Arnold, 2003, p. 281
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Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum
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Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 293; Miralles et al., 2009, p. 57
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remains invalid regardless. In 1931, C.E. and M.D. Burt resurrected the name
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events are believed to have occurred within the last 9 million years.
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was correct instead, so that the Noronha skink is currently referred to as
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Amphibians and reptiles of North Africa: biology, systematics, field guide
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Rocha, C. F. D.; Vrcibradic, D.; Menezes, V. A.; and Ariani, C. V.; 2009.
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on the lower sides of the digits), and keels (longitudinal ridges) on the
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https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T120689136A134890404.pt
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Schmidt, 1945, p. 45; Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 292
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genes places the Noronha skink among the tropical African species of
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the tree, as they acquire pollen on their scales and leave pollen on
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Investigating the origin of transoceanic distributions: mtDNA shows
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According to a 2006 study, the Noronha skink is infected by several
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for the African–Noronha clade, thus renaming the Noronha species to
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Silva et al., 2005, p. 63; Gasparini et al., 2007, p. 32
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Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 293; Bauer, 2003, p. 4
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and, in apparent ignorance of Andersson's work, restored the name
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Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro-Malagasy skinks.
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in 1503, it was first formally described in 1839. Its subsequent
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Insects form an important part of the diet of the Noronha skink.
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because the older name was preoccupied by Linnaeus's and Gray's
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of Gray were not the same, but he noted Andersson's point that
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
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should therefore be used. Mausfeld and Vrcibradic considered
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Silva, J. M., Jr.; Péres, A. K., Jr.; and Sazima, I.; 2005.
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visited and pollinated by vertebrates at an oceanic island
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Dunn, 1935, p. 536; Miralles et al., 2009, p. 57
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O'Shaughnessy, 1874, purportedly from South Africa, as a
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and is thought to have reached its island from Africa by
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Miralles, A.; Chaparro, J. C.; and Harvey, M. B.; 2009.
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lizards (Reptilia, Scincidae) crossed the Atlantic twice
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Notes on the fauna of the islands of Fernando de Noronha
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Bauer, 2003, p. 5, corrected the generic name from
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Noronha skinks are very common on Fernando de Noronha.
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differences, but were unable to resolve the status of
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was preoccupied and therefore introduced the new name
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and more similar in some respects to African species.
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history has been complex, riddled with confusion with
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Schleich, H.-H.; Kästle, W.; and Kabisch, K.; 1996.
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had been incorrectly applied to this clade and that
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The two 2762:Sazima, I.; Sazima, C.; and Sazima, M.; 2009. 2744:Sazima, I.; Sazima, C.; and Sazima, M.; 2005. 2698:) from Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Brazil 2664:Three rare and enigmatic South American skinks 1468:International Union for Conservation of Nature 1027:, which has 18. The Noronha skink has 26  800:has long been confused with the Noronha skink. 728:, in 1945, agreed with Dunn's conclusion that 2497:Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus 1604: 1602: 874:into four genera for geographically discrete 512:in 1839, based on two specimens collected by 8: 1404:View of Morro do Pico on Fernando de Noronha 508:The species was first formally described by 2816:Travassos, H.; 1946. Estudo da variação de 2036: 2034: 1883:Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 294. 911:and concluded that the animal now known as 767:noted by Andersson and accordingly retired 219:, the island to which the Noronha skink is 2852: 2379: 2377: 2367: 2365: 1974:Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 293 1897:Mausfeld and Vrcibradic, 2002, p. 292 886:. In 2003, A.M. Bauer found that the name 752:for the Noronha skink. He also considered 206: 59: 40: 31: 2537:Carleton, M. D.; and Olson, S. L.; 1999. 2280: 2278: 2160: 2158: 2156: 2128: 2126: 2124: 1796: 1794: 1792: 956:. There are three to five well-developed 2781:. Koeltz Scientific Books, 630 pp.  2720:Notes on the zoology of Fernando Noronha 2653:Fitzinger, 1826 (Scincidae: Lygosominae) 2628:Mausfeld, P.; and Vrcibradic, D.; 2002. 2346: 2344: 2252: 2250: 2248: 2172: 2170: 1970: 1968: 1966: 1893: 1891: 1889: 1879: 1877: 1875: 1808: 1806: 1770: 1768: 1693: 1691: 1399: 942: 2724:Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology 2548:Carranza, S.; and Arnold, N. E.; 2003. 2493:Bauer, A. M.; 2003. On the identity of 2409: 2407: 2268: 2266: 2264: 2262: 2202: 2200: 1829: 1827: 1670: 1483: 605:, but larger, and lacks well-developed 2686:Helminths from an introduced species ( 2679:Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2602:Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2576:Notes on lizards from Fernando Noronha 2440:Carranza and Arnold, 2003, p. 281 2096: 2094: 1992:Whiting et al., 2006, pp. 720–721 1782: 1780: 1749: 1747: 1728: 1726: 1707: 1705: 1703: 1676: 1674: 1161:The Noronha skink is an opportunistic 855:study on the Noronha skink, using the 2844:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2215:Rocha et al., 2009, pp. 452, 457 2057: 2055: 519:before 1838. He introduced the names 7: 3077:Taxa named by Karl Patterson Schmidt 2822:Boletim do Museu Nacional (Zoologia) 2526:Burt, C. E.; and Burt, M. D.; 1931. 1869:Travassos, 1946, pp. 7–8. 1392:in Noronha skinks observed in 2006. 684:in fact refers to the Asian species 3047:IUCN Red List least concern species 1064:Noronha skinks bask in the sun for 2630:On the nomenclature of the skink ( 2383:Ramalho et al., 2009, p. 1027 2371:Ramalho et al., 2009, p. 1026 2329:Gasparini et al., 2007, p. 32 2320:Gasparini et al., 2007, p. 30 2224:Mausfeld et al., 2002, p. 289 1983:Mausfeld et al., 2002, p. 281 919:Trachylepis (Xystrolepis) punctata 846:Trachylepis (Xystrolepis) punctata 775:, as Andersson had done. The name 758:Trachylepis (Xystrolepis) punctata 260:Trachylepis (Xystrolepis) punctata 25: 2028:Miralles et al., 2009, p. 58 2019:Miralles et al., 2009, p. 62 1860:O'Shaughnessy, 1874, p. 300. 1851:Boulenger, 1887, pp. 160–161 1812:Miralles et al., 2009, p. 57 1447:The South American and Caribbean 1427:from southwestern Africa via the 828:(on the head behind the eyes) in 665:. He therefore replaced the name 632:, 1849, also currently placed in 2350:Silva et al., 2005, table 1 2109:Greer et al., 2000, table 1 1774:Burt and Burt, 1931, p. 302 1380:from the skink; the presence of 1348:—and an undetermined species of 1240:Relationships with other species 1105:The species is found in several 479:, may well be the same species. 84: 2673:O'Shaughnessy, A. M. E.; 1874. 2311:Sazima et al., 2009, p. 26 2302:Rocha et al., 2009, p. 456 2293:Rocha et al., 2009, p. 455 2284:Rocha et al., 2009, p. 457 2242:Branner, 1888, pp. 866–867 2194:Rocha et al., 2009, p. 458 2164:Rocha et al., 2009, p. 453 2150:Travassos, 1946, pp. 26–28 2132:Rocha et al., 2009, p. 454 1833:Carleton and Olson, 1999, p. 48 1697:Rocha et al., 2009, p. 450 1596:Gray, 1839, not Linnaeus, 1758. 1342:and an undetermined species of 659:, 1758, which he identified as 581:, in 1887 synonymized it under 2829:Revista Brasileira de Biologia 2709:A visit to Fernando do Noronha 2503:African Journal of Herpetology 2272:Sazima et al., 2005, p. 2 2256:Silva et al., 2005, p. 63 2206:Sazima et al., 2005, p. 7 2176:Silva et al., 2005, p. 62 1685:. Downloaded on 19 April 2020. 1276:Argentine black and white tegu 413:and plant material, including 1: 2764:A catch-all leguminous tree: 2482:Avila-Pires, T. C. S.; 1995. 2141:Travassos, 1946, pp. 2–3 1951:Travassos, 1946, pp. 7–8 1942:Travassos, 1946, pp. 6–7 1800:Mausfeld et al., 2002, p. 290 1574:) is a species distinct from 971:In reptiles, features of the 523:, for the Noronha skink, and 2809:(Noronha Skink). Predation. 2772:Australian Journal of Botany 2690:), and two endemic species ( 2558:Systematics and Biodiversity 1960:Travassos, 1948, p. 206 1933:Travassos, 1948, p. 201 1915:Dunn, 1935, pp. 535–536 1753:Boulenger, 1887, p. 160 1411:analyses using a variety of 1384:could explain the rarity of 1015:scales (on the underparts). 2793:A new name for a Brazilian 2645:Phylogenetic affinities of 2118:Travassos, 1946, p. 51 1224:), carrion flies, juvenile 1198:of the tree and to eat the 3093: 3072:Reptiles described in 1945 3062:Endemic reptiles of Brazil 2574:Finley, R. B., Jr.; 1945. 2488:Zoologische Verhandelingen 2422:Branner, 1888, p. 871 2233:Branner, 1888, p. 861 2185:Ridley, 1888b, p. 476 2061:Travassos, 1946, p. 8 1645:In this list of synonyms, 1043:, which have at least 28. 593:and the Noronha skink are 569:described the new species 2842:(subscription required). 2831:8:201–208 (in Portuguese) 2770:(subscription required). 2737:(subscription required). 2655:(subscription required). 2636:(subscription required). 2621:(subscription required). 2578:(subscription required). 2567:(subscription required). 2565:Notes on American Mabuyas 2556:(subscription required). 2543:American Museum Novitates 2519:(subscription required). 2338:Ridley, 1888a, p. 46 1786:Schmidt, 1945, p. 45 1362:is usually only found in 1317:, most frequently by the 623:Trachylepis punctatissima 541:placed both in the genus 496:, following which it may 234: 227: 214: 205: 186: 179: 81:Scientific classification 79: 57: 48: 39: 34: 2508:Boulenger, G. A.; 1887. 1551:O'Shaughnessy, 1872, as 1433:South Equatorial Current 1113:(egg-laying), like many 2824:60:1–56 (in Portuguese) 2702:Journal of Parasitology 2591:Herpetological Bulletin 1924:Dunn, 1935, p. 536 1732:Gray, 1845, p. 111 1711:Gray, 1839, p. 289 1592:(replacement name) for 1282:, and three introduced 627:Euprepes punctatissimus 434:prey on it and several 2791:Schmidt, K. P.; 1945. 2739:Journal of Herpetology 2718:Ridley, H. N.; 1888b. 2707:Ridley, H. N.; 1888a. 2638:Journal of Herpetology 2515:Branner, J. C.; 1888. 2001:Bauer, 2003, p. 5 1906:Bauer, 2003, p. 4 1405: 1255: 1188:When the mulungu tree 1158: 1146: 1069: 1039:, but unlike American 948: 853:molecular phylogenetic 801: 726:Karl Patterson Schmidt 589:suggested to him that 483:Discovery and taxonomy 2896:Trachylepis atlantica 2866:Trachylepis atlantica 2840:(Squamata: Scincidae) 2811:Herpetological Review 2733:Trachylepis atlantica 2692:Trachylepis atlantica 2657:Zoologischer Anzeiger 2453:Trachylepis atlantica 1618:Trachylepis atlantica 1576:Trachylepis atlantica 1549:Mabouya punctatissima 1529:Trachylepis atlantica 1437:Alfred Russel Wallace 1403: 1377:Thelandros alvarengai 1323:Spinicauda spinicauda 1247: 1156: 1141: 1129:Trachylepis atlantica 1125:(giving live birth). 1063: 985:frontoparietal scales 946: 921:and replaced it with 898:Trachylepis atlantica 838:Mabouya punctatissima 794: 754:Mabouya punctatissima 571:Mabouya punctatissima 558:Mabouya punctatissima 527:, for a species from 390:Trachylepis atlantica 351:Trachylepis atlantica 272:Mabouya punctatissima 190:Trachylepis atlantica 18:Trachylepis atlantica 1571:Trachylepis maculata 1326:. Another nematode, 1226:Hemidactylus mabouya 1216:seeds, feces of the 1169:, including larvae, 1093:Hemidactylus mabouia 1056:Ecology and behavior 1031:(located before the 924:Trachylepis tschudii 914:Trachylepis maculata 797:Trachylepis maculata 692:Mabuya homalocephala 662:Mabuya homalocephala 567:A.W.E. O'Shaughnessy 472:Trachylepis tschudii 452:Trachylepis maculata 366:Trachylepis tschudii 3067:Fernando de Noronha 2807:Euprepis atlanticus 2696:Amphisbaena ridleyi 2688:Tupinambis merianae 2666:(first page only). 2607:Gray, J. E.; 1845. 2596:Gray, J. E.; 1839. 2587:Euprepis atlanticus 2563:Dunn, E. R.; 1935. 2521:American Naturalist 1461:Conservation status 1368:Tupinambis merianae 1329:Moaciria alvarengai 1280:Tupinambis merianae 1099:Tupinambis merianae 1090:lizards, the gecko 1083:Amphisbaena ridleyi 1035:), similar to most 1029:presacral vertebrae 1001:supraciliary scales 884:Euprepis atlanticus 814:subdigital lamellae 455:and other species, 403:Fernando de Noronha 401:from the island of 338:Euprepis atlanticus 217:Fernando de Noronha 51:Conservation status 2766:Erythrina velutina 2751:2013-09-21 at the 1521:Lygosoma punctatum 1503:Lygosoma punctatum 1425:rafting vegetation 1406: 1390:T. alvarengai 1386:M. alvarengai 1382:S. spinicauda 1372:M. alvarengai 1360:S. spinicauda 1256: 1251:Erythrina velutina 1191:Erythrina velutina 1177:(Formicidae), and 1159: 1070: 997:supraocular scales 949: 802: 694:, but Gray's name 687:Lygosoma punctatum 625:is preoccupied by 475:, supposedly from 420:Erythrina velutina 250:Euprepis punctatus 3034: 3033: 2996:Open Tree of Life 2858:Taxon identifiers 2787:978-3-87429-377-8 2757:Biota Neotropical 2623:Amphibia-Reptilia 2478:978-954-642-269-9 1519:Linnaeus, 1758 (= 1339:Mesocoelium monas 1300:Rattus norvegicus 1222:Kerodon rupestris 1075:T. atlantica 1049:T. atlantica 981:prefrontal scales 977:supranasal scales 958:auricular lobules 676:, using the name 615:T. atlantica 603:T. atlantica 575:Cape of Good Hope 405:off northeastern 381: 380: 375: 360: 347: 334: 322: 305: 293: 280: 268: 255: 246: 172:T. atlantica 74: 16:(Redirected from 3084: 3057:Skinks of Brazil 3027: 3026: 3017: 3016: 3004: 3003: 2991: 2990: 2978: 2977: 2965: 2964: 2952: 2951: 2939: 2938: 2926: 2925: 2913: 2912: 2900: 2899: 2898: 2885: 2884: 2883: 2853: 2715:(3)12(134):41–49 2647:Mabuya atlantica 2582:1945(3):162–164. 2495:Lacerta punctata 2463:Literature cited 2457:Reptile Database 2441: 2438: 2432: 2429: 2423: 2420: 2414: 2411: 2402: 2399: 2393: 2390: 2384: 2381: 2372: 2369: 2360: 2357: 2351: 2348: 2339: 2336: 2330: 2327: 2321: 2318: 2312: 2309: 2303: 2300: 2294: 2291: 2285: 2282: 2273: 2270: 2257: 2254: 2243: 2240: 2234: 2231: 2225: 2222: 2216: 2213: 2207: 2204: 2195: 2192: 2186: 2183: 2177: 2174: 2165: 2162: 2151: 2148: 2142: 2139: 2133: 2130: 2119: 2116: 2110: 2107: 2101: 2098: 2089: 2086: 2080: 2077: 2071: 2068: 2062: 2059: 2050: 2047: 2041: 2038: 2029: 2026: 2020: 2017: 2011: 2008: 2002: 1999: 1993: 1990: 1984: 1981: 1975: 1972: 1961: 1958: 1952: 1949: 1943: 1940: 1934: 1931: 1925: 1922: 1916: 1913: 1907: 1904: 1898: 1895: 1884: 1881: 1870: 1867: 1861: 1858: 1852: 1849: 1843: 1840: 1834: 1831: 1822: 1819: 1813: 1810: 1801: 1798: 1787: 1784: 1775: 1772: 1763: 1760: 1754: 1751: 1742: 1739: 1733: 1730: 1721: 1718: 1712: 1709: 1698: 1695: 1686: 1678: 1659: 1656: 1650: 1647:new combinations 1643: 1637: 1627: 1621: 1606: 1597: 1585: 1579: 1562: 1556: 1538: 1532: 1525:Tiliqua punctata 1517:Lacerta punctata 1513: 1507: 1495:Lacerta punctata 1488: 1470:evaluated it as 1442:Ascension Island 1429:Benguela Current 1121:, which are all 1066:thermoregulation 1025:T. maculata 1021:T. maculata 1009:T. maculata 989:T. maculata 933:T. tschudii 834:Mabuya atlantica 742:Mabuya atlantica 682:Lacerta punctata 654:Lacerta punctata 539:George Boulenger 525:Tiliqua maculata 521:Tiliqua punctata 510:John Edward Gray 489:Amerigo Vespucci 469:. 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Index

Trachylepis atlantica
Head of a lizard, seen from the right. The bases of the forelimbs are also visible. The upperparts are patterned black and gray and the underparts are white. The eyes are surrounded by a yellow ring.
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Scincidae
Trachylepis
Binomial name
Schmidt
Map of the southern Atlantic Ocean with southwestern Africa and northeastern South America, with an island off northeastern Brazil highlighted.
Fernando de Noronha
endemic
Synonyms
Gray
Tschudi
O'Shaughnessy
Boulenger
Andersson
C. Burt
M. Burt
Schmidt
Mausfeld
Ananjeva

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