The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae)
The current herpetological literature considers Gmelin (1789) as the authority for making the name Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu available. However, the subspecies had already been introduced by Hermann (1783) who referred in his short description to a publication by Cetti (1777). This short note sho...
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| description | The current herpetological literature considers Gmelin (1789) as the authority for making the name Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu available. However, the subspecies had already been introduced by Hermann (1783) who referred in his short description to a publication by Cetti (1777). This short note shows that in accordance with the rules of nomenclature the correct notation for this Sardinian scincid lizard should be Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Hermann, 1783).
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| spelling | doaj.art-0911a2836999409fa0a6e9bfa7a9e8a92023-12-28T14:32:55ZengFirenze University PressActa Herpetologica1827-96351827-96432023-12-0118210.36253/a_h-14939The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae)Wolfgang Denzer0Society for Southeast Asian HerpetologyThe current herpetological literature considers Gmelin (1789) as the authority for making the name Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu available. However, the subspecies had already been introduced by Hermann (1783) who referred in his short description to a publication by Cetti (1777). This short note shows that in accordance with the rules of nomenclature the correct notation for this Sardinian scincid lizard should be Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Hermann, 1783). https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/14939Chalcides chalcidesauthorshipTiliguguSardinianomenclature |
| spellingShingle | Wolfgang Denzer The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae) Acta Herpetologica Chalcides chalcides authorship Tiligugu Sardinia nomenclature |
| title | The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae) |
| title_full | The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae) |
| title_fullStr | The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae) |
| title_short | The original authorship of Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Squamata: Scincidae) |
| title_sort | original authorship of chalcides ocellatus tiligugu squamata scincidae |
| topic | Chalcides chalcides authorship Tiligugu Sardinia nomenclature |
| url | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/14939 |
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