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
Copeoglossum
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Neotropical Spotted Skinks
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Neotropische Fleckenskinke
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Neotropiske Plettede Skinker
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Copeoglossum Tschudi (type species: Copeoglossum cinctum Tschudi 1845) |
Contents:
4 species, of which 2 (50.0%) are endemic.
In addition to this, 1 endemic species (redondae) is considered extinct.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Mabuya (e.g., Smith 1935; Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002). Revalidated by Hedges & Conn (2012).
Distribution:
West Indies, South America.
Reported from:
Antigua & Barbuda
(Redonda),
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Grenada,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island,
Saint Vincent),
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Margarita).
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Copeoglossum arajara
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Caatinga Bronze Skink
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Caatinga-Bronzeskink
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Caatinga-bronzeskink
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Mabuya arajara Reboucas-Spieker |
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Copeoglossum arajara Hedges & Conn 2012 |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Ceara,
Pernambuco,
Piaui).
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Copeoglossum aurae
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Greater Windward Skink
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Grosser Südantillische Skink
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Stor Sydantillisk Skink
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Copeoglossum aurae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of C. nigropunctatum (e.g., Miralles, Rivas, Bonillo, Schargel, Barros, García-Pérez & Barrio-Amorós 2009),
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Schwartz & Henderson 1988),
Spondylurus sloanii (e.g., Mayer & Lazell 2000) or
Varzea bistriata (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996; Murphy 1997). Possibly extinct in Grenada and Saint Vincent (Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012).
Distribution:
Grenada,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island,
Saint Vincent),
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Copeoglossum margaritae
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Margarita Skink
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Margarita-Skink
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Margarita-skink
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Copeoglossum margaritae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of nigropunctatum (e.g., Miralles, Rivas, Bonillo, Schargel, Barros, García-Pérez & Barrio-Amorós 2009; Ugueto & Rivas 2010).
Distribution:
Venezuela
(Isla Margarita).
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Copeoglossum nigropunctatum
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Black-spotted Skink, South American Spotted Skink, Common Coppery Skink
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Schwarzflecken-Skink
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Sortplettet Skink
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Scincus nigropunctatus Spix |
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Mabiua agilis var. nigropunctata Boulenger 1887 |
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Mabuya nigropunctata Avila-Pires 1995 |
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Copeoglossum nigropunctatum Hedges & Conn 2012 |
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Tiliqua aenea Gray (Hedges & Conn 2012) |
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Copeoglossum cinctum Tschudi (Hedges & Conn 2012) |
Remarks:
Previously confused with
Varzea bistriata, under which name it has been referred to by many authors (e.g., Williams & Vanzolini 1980; Reboucas-Spieker 1981; Vanzolini 1981, 1986; Vanzolini & Williams 1981; Cunha 1981; Cunha, Nascimento & Avila-Pires 1985; Nascimento, Avila-Pires & Cunha 1988; Nascimento, Avila-Pires, Santos & Lima 1991; O'Shea 1990; Zimmerman & Rodrigues 1990; Martins 1991; Vitt & Blackburn 1991; Blackburn & Vitt 1992; Gascon & Pereira 1993). Further back, nigropunctatum was considered a synonym of
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970). Records from Trinidad and Margarita Island refer to aurae and margaritae, respectively (Hedges & Conn 2012).
Presence in Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro was questioned by Costa & Bérnils (2018).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Copeoglossum redondae
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Redonda Skink
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Redonda-Skink
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Redonda-skink
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Copeoglossum redondae Hedges & Conn |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of
Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Schwartz & Henderson 1988) or
Spondylurus sloanii (e.g., Mayer & Lazell 2000; Henderson & Powell 2009).
Distribution:
Antigua & Barbuda
(Redonda).
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