International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

Case 3853

Overview

Case 3853: Eumeces niger Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 (currently Emoia nigra) (Reptilia, Scincidae): proposed conservation of prevailing usage by setting aside a lectotype designation for Gongylus (Eumeces) freycinetii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (currently Emoia atrocostata freycinetii).

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2021
Authors: Shea, G. M., Fisher, R. N., Ineich, I.
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:78
Issue:
Start Page:201
Pagination:
Date Published:12/2021
Type of Article:Case
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, Reptilia, Scincidae, Emoia nigra, Emoia atrocostata freycineti, skink
Abstract:

The purpose of the present application, under Articles 74.1.1 and 81.1 of the Code, is to maintain consistent usage of the commonly used name Emoia nigra (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) by setting aside a lectotype designation for Gongylus (Eumecesfreycineti Duméril & Bibron, 1839 by Wells & Wellington in 1985 in favour of a later lectotype designation by Brown in 1991.

Full Text:

http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v78.a046

Case:
Case 3853

Volume/Issue:
78

Taxonomic Group(s):
Reptilia

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Status of Case:
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