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Scolecoseps
''Scolecoseps'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to East Africa. Species Genus ''Scolecoseps'' contains four species.. www.reptile-database.org. *''Scolecoseps acontias'' – sandy limbless skink *''Scolecoseps boulengeri'' – Boulenger's limbless skink *''Scolecoseps broadleyi'' *''Scolecoseps litipoensis'' – Litipo sand skink ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Scolecoseps''. Gallery File:Boulenger's Limbless Skink imported from iNaturalist photo 202167565.jpg, Boulenger's Limbless Skink (''Scolecoseps boulengeri'') References Further reading *Arthur Loveridge, Loveridge A (1920). "Notes on East African Lizards collected in 1915–1919, with Description of a new Genus and Species of Skink and new Subspecies of Gecko". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1920: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolecoseps Acontias
''Scolecoseps acontias'', also known commonly as the sandy limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. Geographic range ''S. acontias'' is found in eastern coastal Tanzania. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''S. acontias'' are shrubland and forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Reproduction ''S. acontias'' is viviparous. References Further reading * Broadley DG, Howell KM (1991). "A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys". ''Syntarsus'' 1: 1–70. (''Scolecoseps acontias'', p. 15). * Loveridge A (1942). "Scientific Results of a Fourth Expedition to Forested Areas in East and Central Africa. IV. Reptiles". ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College'' 91 (1): 237–373. (''Scolecoseps acontias'', new combination, p. 359). * Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). ''Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition''. London: Bloomsbury Natural Histury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolecoseps Litipoensis
''Scolecoseps litipoensis'', also known commonly as the Litipo sand skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. Geographic range ''S. litipoensis'' is found in the Litipo Forest Reserve in southeastern Tanzania. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. litipoensis'' is forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ..., at an altitude of . Reproduction The mode of reproduction of ''S. litipoensis'' is unknown. References Further reading * Broadley DG (1995). "A new species of ''Scolecoseps'' (Reptilia: Scincidae) from southeastern Tanzania". ''Amphibia-Reptilia'' 16 (3): 241–244. (''Scolecoseps litipoensis'', new species). * Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). ''Field Guide to East African Reptile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolecoseps Boulengeri
''Scolecoseps boulengeri'', also known commonly as Boulenger's limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mozambique. Etymology The specific name, ''boulengeri'', is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Scolecoseps boulengeri'', p. 35). Geographic range ''S. boulengeri'' is found along the coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado Province and Nampula Province Nampula is a Provinces of Mozambique, province of northern Mozambique. It has an area of and a population of 5,758,920, making it the most populous province in Mozambique (2017 census). Nampula is the capital of the province. History Under Port .... Reproduction The mode of reproduction of ''S. boulengeri'' is unknown. References Further reading * Loveridge A (1920). "Notes on East African Lizards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolecoseps Broadleyi
''Scolecoseps broadleyi'' is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mozambique. Etymology The specific name, ''broadleyi'', is in honor of African herpetologist Donald George Broadley. Geographic range ''S. broadleyi'' is found in Palma District, Cabo Delgado Province, northern Mozambique. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. broadleyi'' is coastal savanna with sandy soil and ''Berlinia orientalis ''Berlinia orientalis'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is borde ...'' trees. Reproduction The mode of reproduction of ''S. broadleyi'' is unknown. References Further reading * Verburgt L, Verburgt UK, Branch WR (2018). "A new species of ''Scolocoseps'' (Reptilia: Scincidae) from coastal north-eastern Mozambique". ''African Journal of Herpetology'' 67 (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald George Broadley
Donald George Broadley (1932–2016) was an African herpetologist. He described as new to science 115 species and subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ..., and 8 genera and subgenera of reptiles. He was one of the founders of the Herpetological Association of Africa (initially the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia). He earned his doctorate at the University of Natal in 1966. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Broadley", p. 39). His widow, Sheila Broadley, is also a herpetologist. Legacy Broadley is commemorated in the scientific names of eight species of reptiles: '' Afroedura broadleyi'', '' Atheris broadleyi'', '' Elapsoidea broad ... [...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] |
Binomial Nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (often shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, name, or a scientific name; more informally, it is also called a Latin name. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the system is also called nomenclature, with an "n" before the "al" in "binominal", which is a typographic error, meaning "two-name naming system". The first part of the name – the '' generic name'' – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus ''Homo'' and within this genus to the species ''Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nota Bene
( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''. In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' first appeared in the English writing style, English style of writing around the year 1711. In Modern English, since the 14th century, the editorial usage of ''NB'' is common to the legal writing, legal style of writing of documents to direct the reader's attention to a thematically relevant aspect of the subject that qualifies the matter being litigated, whereas in academic writing, the editorial abbreviation ''n.b.'' is a casual synonym for ''footnote''. In medieval manuscripts, the editorial marks used to draw the reader's attention to a supporting text also are called marks; however, the catalogue of medieval editorial marks does not include the NB abbreviation. The medieval equivalents to the n.b.-mark are anagrams derived from the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roy Branch
William Roy "Bill" Branch (12 May 1946, London, England – 14 October 2018, Port Elizabeth, South Africa) was a British-South-African herpetologist. Branch studied at the University of Southampton where he remained until completing his Ph.D. degree (''Studies on a foetal-specific alpha-globulin FPin the rabbit'' ). From 1972 he worked as a scientist in the Life Sciences Division of the Atomic Energy Board in Pretoria doing research on, inter alia, liver cancer, but returned to the University of Southampton in 1976 to take up a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Department of Biology studying the synthesis of chemicals in the liver of foetal rabbits. He started working at Port Elizabeth Museum in 1979 and retired in 2011, when he was appointed as Research Associate and Curator Emeritus. Over a period of almost 40 years he conducted field work in about 20 African countries and played a major role in building up the large reptile and amphibian collections at the Museum. Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula K
Ursula commonly refers to: * Ursula (name), feminine name (and a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Ursula (''The Little Mermaid''), a fictional character who appears in ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989) * Saint Ursula, a legendary Christian saint Ursula may also refer to: * ''Ursula'' (album), an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * Ursula (crater), a crater on Titania, a moon of Uranus *Ursula (detention center) Ursula is the colloquial name for the Central Processing Center, the largest U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention center for undocumented immigrants. The facility is a retrofitted warehouse that can hold more than 1,000 people. It was ope ..., processing facility for unaccompanied minors in McAllen, Texas * Ursula Channel, body of water in British Columbia, Canada * 375 Ursula, a large main-belt asteroid * HMS ''Ursula'', a destroyer and two submarines that served with the Royal Navy * Tropical Storm Ursula (other), a typhoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Verburgt
Luke may refer to: People and fictional characters * Luke (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Luke (surname), including a list of people with the name * Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke * Dr. Luke, American songwriter and record producer Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born 1973) * Uncle Luke, also known as Luke, American rapper Luther Roderick Campbell (born 1960) Biblical books * Gospel of Luke, a Christian Gospel Music * ''Luke'' (album), by Steve Lukather * Luke (French band) * "LUKE", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from ''Glory Wars'' * Luke Records, a record label Places * Luke (Čajniče), a village in the municipality of Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke (Hadžići), a village in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke (Pale), a village in the municipality of Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke, Vareš, a village in the municipality of Vareš, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke, Estonia, a village in Nõo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
