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Feylinia
''Feylinia'' is a genus of skinks (Family (biology), family Scincidae). It is usually placed in the monotypic subfamily Feylininae. However, it appears to be not as distinct as formerly presumed, but rather somewhat closer to such Genus, genera as ''Chalcides'' and ''Sepsina''. These are usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however. ''Feylinia'' belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the Scincinae Type (biology), type genus ''Scincus''. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006) Species The following six species are recognized. www.reptile-database.org. *''Feylinia boulengeri'' *''Feylinia currori'' - western forest feylinia *''Feylinia elegans'' - elegant feylinia *''Feylinia grandisquamis'' - large-scaled burrowing skink *''Feylinia macrolepis'' *''Feylinia polylepis'' - manyscaled feylinia References Further reading * (2006). "Using ancient and recen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feylinia Currori
''Feylinia currori'', also known Common name, commonly as Curror's skink, the western forest feylinia, and the western forest limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''currori'', is in honor of J. Curror of the Royal Navy, who presented the holotype to John Edward Gray. Geographic range ''F. currori'' is found in northern Angola (including Cabinda Province), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''F. currori'' are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to . Description ''F. currori'' may attain a total length of , including a tail of .George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger GA (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ....'' Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feylinia Boulengeri
''Feylinia boulengeri'' is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Africa. Description ''F. boulengeri'', like all species in the genus ''Feylinia'', has no legs, and has reduced eyes and ear openings covered with skin. Boulenger GA (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Family Anelytropidæ, p. 430). Geographic range ''F. boulengeri'' is endemic to Gabon. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''F. boulengeri'' is forest, at an altitude of . Behavior ''F. boulengeri'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction The mode of reproduction of ''F. boulengeri'' is unknown. Etymology The specific name, ''boulengeri'', is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feylinia Macrolepis
''Feylinia macrolepis'' is an African lizard in the family Scincidae commonly known as skinks. It is found in Republic of the Congo, and Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central .... References Feylinia Skinks of Africa Taxa named by Oskar Boettger Reptiles described in 1887 Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feylinia Polylepis
The manyscaled feylinia (''Feylinia polylepis'') is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla .... References Feylinia Skinks of Africa Endemic fauna of Príncipe Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feylinia Grandisquamis
The large-scaled burrowing skink (''Feylinia grandisquamis'') is an African lizard in the family Scincidae commonly known as skinks. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, and Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central .... References Feylinia Skinks of Africa Taxa named by Lorenz Müller Reptiles described in 1910 {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feylinia Elegans
''Feylinia elegans'', the elegant feylinia, is an African lizard in the family Scincidae commonly known as skinks. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northernmost Angola (including Cabinda), and Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central .... References Feylinia Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Angola Reptiles of the Central African Republic Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea Reptiles of the Republic of the Congo Taxa named by Edward Hallowell (herpetologist) Reptiles described in 1854 {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Etymology The word ''skink'', which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the Tribolonotus gracilis, red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scincinae
Scincinae is a subfamily of lizards. The subfamily contains 33 genera, and the genera contain a combined total of 284 species, commonly called skinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probably paraphyletic. It is one of three subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other two being Acontinae and Lygosominae. Genera The subfamily Scincinae contains the following 35 genera, of which seven are monotypic. *''Amphiglossus'' (2 species) *'' Ateuchosaurus'' (2 species) *'' Barkudia'' (2 species) *'' Brachymeles'' (42 species) *'' Brachyseps'' (8 species) *''Chalcides'' (32 species) *'' Chalcidoceps'' (monotypic) *''Eumeces'' (6 species) *'' Eurylepis'' (2 species) *'' Feylinia'' (6 species) *'' Flexiseps'' (15 species) *'' Gongylomorphus'' (monotypic) *'' Grandidierina'' (4 species) *'' Hakaria'' (monotypic) *'' Janetaescincus'' (2 species) *'' Jarujinia'' (monotypic) *'' Madascincus'' (12 species) *'' Melanoseps'' (8 species) *''Mesoscincus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a zoological name. Gray was keeper of zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until Christmas 1874, before the natural history holdings were split off to the Natural History Museum. He published several catalogues of the museum collections that included comprehensive discussions of animal groups and descriptions of new species. He improved the zoological collections to make them amongst the best in the world. Biography Gray was born in Walsall, but his family soon moved to London, where Gray studied medicine. He assisted his father in writing ''The Natural Arrangement of British Plants'' (1821). After being blackballed by the Linnean Society of London, Gray shifted his interest from botany to zoology. He began his zoological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scincus
''Scincus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family (biology), family Scincidae. The genus contains four or five species, all of which are typical desert inhabitants, living in sandy and dune-like areas with a hot and dry climate. Species in the genus ''Scincus'' can be found from Arabia to the Sahara desert. Taxonomy ''Scincus'' is the type (biology), type genus of the subfamily Scincinae. As the subfamily Scincinae appears to be paraphyletic and is in need of revision, it is as yet undetermined which skink genera are closely enough related to ''Scincus'' to be retained in the Scincinae. (Austin & Arnold 2006). Species The genus ''Scincus'' contains five species which are recognized as being valid."''Scincus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Scincus''. References Further reading * (2006). "Using ancient a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Vicente Barbosa Du Bocage
José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage (2 May 1823 – 3 November 1907) was a Portuguese zoologist, politician, and professor. He served as a professor of zoology and director of the National Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon, National Museum of Natural History and Science at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, where he played a role in the development of Portuguese zoological collections and research. Bocage’s scientific work led to the description of numerous species, particularly of Portuguese and African fauna, and he published extensively on taxonomy, advancing zoological knowledge in Portugal and its overseas territories. Bocage held public offices, including Navy Ministry (Portugal), Minister of the Navy and Oversea. He was involved in colonial and geographical policy, co-founding the Lisbon Geographic Society and representing Portugal at the Berlin Conference, where he advocated for Pink Map, Portuguese claims in Africa. His contributions to Portuguese science and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Boettger
Oskar Boettger (; 31 March 1844 – 25 September 1910) was a German zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger (1888–1976). From 1863 to 1866 he studied at the Bergakademie Freiberg, then worked for a year in a chemical factory in Frankfurt am Main."Boettger, Oskar" p. 410. In: (1955). ''Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 2''. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. . (in German). In 1869 he received his doctorate from the University of Würzburg. The following year (1870), he became a paleontologist at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, where in 1875 he became the curator of the museum's department of herpetology. He is credited for making Senckenberg's herpetological collection among the best in Europe. Boettger had agoraphobia and rarely left home, never setting fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
