The Adamastor skink (Trachylepis adamastor) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the islet Tinhosa Grande southwest of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] It was first described in 2015.[2]
| Trachylepis adamastor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. adamastor
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis adamastor Ceriaco, 2015
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References edit
- ^ Trachylepis adamastor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 October 2018.
- ^ Ceríaco, Luis M. P. (2015-06-18). "Lost in the middle of the sea, found in the back of the shelf: A new giant species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Tinhosa Grande islet, Gulf of Guinea". Zootaxa. 3973 (3): 511–527. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.3.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26249874.
External links edit
Data related to Trachylepis adamastor at Wikispecies
