Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Feylinia
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African Snake Skinks
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Afrikanische Schlangenskinke, Afrikanische Schlangenechsen
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Afrikanske Slangeskinker
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1845 |  |
Feylinia Gray (type species: Feylinia currori Gray 1845) |
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1856 | |
Anelytrops Dumeril (type species: Acontias elegans Hallowell 1852; syn. Loveridge 1957) |
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1857 | |
Sphenorhina Hallowell (type species: Acontias elegans Hallowell 1852; syn. Loveridge 1957) |
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1943 | |
Chabanaudia De Witte & Laurent (type species: Feylinia boulengeri Chabanaud 1917; syn. Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 2 (33.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Equatorial Africa.
Reported from:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Sao Tome & Principe
(Principe),
Tanzania,
Uganda.
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Feylinia boulengeri
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Gabon Snake Skink, (Boulenger's Limbless Skink)
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Gabun-Schlangenskink
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Gabon-slangeskink
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1917 | |
Feylinia boulengeri Chabanaud |
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Chabanaudia boulengeri Witte & Laurent 1943 |
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Feylinia boulengeri Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 |
Distribution:
Gabon.
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Feylinia currori
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Western Forest Snake Skink, Western Forest Limbless Skink, (Curror's Limbless Skink, Curror's Legless Skink)
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Westlicher Wald-Schlangenskink
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Vestlig Skov-slangeskink
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1845 | |
Feylinia currori Gray |
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Tanzania,
Uganda.
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Feylinia elegans
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Elegant Snake Skink, Elegant Limbless Skink
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Venus-Schlangenskink
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Venus-slangeskink
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1852 | |
Acontias elegans Hallowell |
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Sphenorhina elegans Hallowell 1857 |
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Anelytrops elegans Bocage 1866 |
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Feylinia currori elegans Loveridge 1957 |
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Feylinia elegans Schmidt 1919 |
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni).
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Feylinia grandisquamis
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Cameroon Snake Skink, (Large-scaled Limbless Skink, Müller's Limbless Skink)
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Kamerunischer Schlangenskink
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Camerounsk Slangeskink
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1910 | |
Feylinia currori grandisquamis Müller |
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Feylinia elegans grandisquamis Witte & Laurent 1942 |
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Feylinia grandisquamis Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gabon.
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Feylinia macrolepis
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Congolese Snake Skink
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Kongolesischer Schlangenskink
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Congolesisk Slangeskink
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1887 | |
Feylinia macrolepis Boettger |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of elegans (e.g., Witte & Laurent 1943). Revalidated by Brygoo & Roux-Esteve (1983).
Distribution:
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville.
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Feylinia polylepis
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Principe Snake Skink
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Principe-Schlangenskink
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Principe-slangeskink
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1887 | |
Feylinia currori var. polylepis Bocage |
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Feylinia polylepis Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 |
Distribution:
Sao Tome & Principe
(Principe).
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