Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum, also known as the black-spotted skink, common coppery mabuya, or South American spotted skink, is a species of skink found in South America.[2] It has shiny bronze or copper skin, with a dark longitudinal stripe along each flank that is often bordered by cream-colored lines.

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Copeoglossum
Species:
C. nigropunctatum
Binomial name
Copeoglossum nigropunctatum
(Spix, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Scincus nigropunctatus Spix, 1825
  • Copeoglossum cinctum - Tschudi, 1845
  • Mabuia agilis var. nigropunctata - Boulenger, 1887
  • Mabuia aurata - Boulenger, 1887
  • Mabuia agilis - Goeldi, 1902
  • Mabuya agilis agilis - Amaral, 1937
  • Mabuya mabouya mabouya - Dunn, 1935
  • Mabuya mabouia - Rand & Humphrey, 1968
  • Mabuya mabouya - Crump, 1971
  • Mabuya bistriata - Williams & Vanzolini, 1980
  • Mabuya nigropunctata - Greer et al., 2000

It has been recorded as present in much of the northern South America and the Amazon River Basin, including Venezuela, the Guyanas (Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.[2]

References
  1. Cacciali, P., Scott, N., Perez, P., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Aparicio, J., Moravec, J. & Rivas, G. 2019. Copeoglossum nigropunctatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T47102757A47102768. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47102757A47102768.en. Downloaded on 09 April 2020.
  2. Copeoglossum nigropunctatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2018.


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