Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Cophoscincopus
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West African Keeled Water Skinks
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Westafrikanische Wasserskinke
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Vestafrikanske Vandskinker
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1884 |  |
Cophoscincus Vaillant [not Cophoscincus Peters 1867 (Reptilia: Scincidae)] (type species: Cophoscincus simulans Vaillant 1884; syn. Greer 1974) |
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1934 | |
Cophoscincopus Mertens [substitute name for Cophoscincus Vaillant 1884] |
Contents:
4 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
This genus was revised by Böhme, Schmitz & Ziegler (2000), who revalidated simulans and described greeri as a new species.
Subsequently, senegalensis was described as a new species.
Older records of durus may therefore represent either of the four species.
Distribution:
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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Cophoscincopus durus
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Liberian Keeled Water Skink, (Cope's Keeled Water Skink)
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Liberianischer Wasserskink
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Liberiansk Vandskink
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1862 | |
Tiliqua dura Cope |
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Lygosoma durum Boulenger 1887 |
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Cophoscincopus durus Mertens 1933 |
Distribution:
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Sierra Leone.
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Cophoscincopus greeri
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Guinean Keeled Water Skink, (Greer's Keeled Water Skink)
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Guinea-Wasserskink
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Guinea-vandskink
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2000 | |
Cophoscincopus greeri Böhme, Schmitz & Ziegler |
Remarks:
Not mentioned for Togo by Segniagbeto, Trape, Afiademanyo, Rödel, Ohler, Dubois, David, Meirte, Glitho, Petrozzi & Luiselli (2015).
Distribution:
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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Cophoscincopus senegalensis
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Senegalese Keeled Water Skink
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Senegal-Wasserskink
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Senegalesisk Vandskink
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Cophoscincopus senegalensis Trape, Mediannikov & Trape in Trape, Chirio & Trape |
Distribution:
Guinea,
Senegal.
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Cophoscincopus simulans
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Ghanese Keeled Water Skink, (Vaillant's Keeled Water Skink)
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Ghanesischer Wasserskink
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Ghanesisk Vandskink
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1884 | |
Cophoscincus simulans Vaillant |
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Lygosoma simulans Tornier 1901 |
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Cophoscincopus simulans Böhme, Schmitz & Ziegler 2000 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of durus (e.g., Boulenger 1887). Revalidated as a separate species by Böhme, Schmitz & Ziegler (2000).
Distribution:
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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