Scincopus fasciatus ( Peters, 1864:45 )

Bauer, Aaron M., DeBoer, Jonathan C. & Taylor, Dylan J., 2017, Atlas of the Reptiles of Libya, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 64 (8), pp. 155-318 : 234-235

Scincopus fasciatus ( Peters, 1864:45)

1864 Scincus (Scincopus) fasciatus Peters, Über die Eidechsenfamilie der Scincoiden, insbesondere über die Schneider’schen, Wiegmann’schen und neue Arten des zoologischen Museums. Monatsber. Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1864:44–58. HOLOTYPE.— ZMB 3890, “ Geryville in Algerien” [El Bayadh, Algeria].

Scincopus fasciatus, Le Berre 1989:224 .

Scincopus fasciatus, Sindaco and Jeremčenko 2008:199 .

Scincopus fasciatus, Trape, Trape, and Chirio 2012:382 .

DISTRIBUTION.— Records for this species are scattered across Africa north of about

12°N. and extend from Mauritania to the Red

Sea coast of Sudan, the few Libyan records are scattered across the north of the country.

Libyan Records (Map 43): TRIPOLITA-

NIA: TRIPOLI: 45: MZUT R1994 ( Sindaco

1995). NALUT: 105: AIC no number provided;

MNHN 2004.0081; Ibrahim and Ineich 2005.

CYRENAICA: AL WAHAT: 544: FMNH

121010.

COMMENTS.— Schleich et al. (1996)

reported no records of Scincopus from Libya.

The first record was reported from Tripoli by

Sindaco (1995). Most of the area occupied by the species, including Libya, is associated with the nominate form. Scincopus f. melanocephalus Lanza and Corsi, 1981 is the only MAP 43. Distribution of Scincopus fasciatus in Libya.

other recognized subspecies and is endemic to the Red Sea coast. The species is noted for it disjunct distribution across North Africa ( Sindaco 1995).

IUCN THREAT STATUS.— Data Deficient.