Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Copeoglossum
Species:	C. nigropunctatum
Binomial name
Copeoglossum nigropunctatum (Spix, 1825)
Synonyms
Scincus nigropunctatusSpix, 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

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.

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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T47102757A47102768. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47102757A47102768.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Copeoglossum nigropunctatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2018.

External links

• Mabuya nigropunctata at the Encyclopedia of Life