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Comments. — The specific epithet 
schneiderii was originally spelled with a dou¬ 
ble terminal “i,” but this has been commonly 
incorrectly spelled schneideri by many modem 
authors. 
Sindaco and Jeremcenko (2008) noted that 
there are six typically recognized subspecies. 
Five of these, including the nominate form 
occur outside of Africa west of the Suez Canal. 
Eumeces algeriensis meridionalis Doumergue, 
1900 from eastern Morocco and adjacent 
northwestern Algeria may also belong within 
E. schneiderii (Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008). 
The North African Eumeces s. aldrovandii was 
not accepted by Baha El Din (2006a), who con¬ 
sidered the nominate form, E. schneiderii 
(Daudin, 1802) to occur in Egypt, both West of 
the Nile Delta and in Sinai and, by extension, 
also in Libya. Molecular phylogenetic work on E. schneiderii has not resolved the issue of the dis¬ 
tinctiveness of E. s. aldrovandi, as sampling to date has not included any specimens from between 
northeastern Algeria and the Nile, the presumed distribution of this subspecies (Carranza et al. 
2008; Perera et al. 2012). 
IUCN Threat Status. — Not assessed, but assumed to be Least Concern. 
Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804:103 [8 t0 ed.], 59 [4 t0 ed.], pi. 29, fig. 1 [Atlas]) 
An XII [1804] Scincus vittatus Olivier, Voyage dans l’Empire Othoman, l’Egypte et la Perse, fait par 
ordre du Gouvemement, pendant les six premieres annees de la Republique, 8 t0 edition, Tome Troiseme. 
H. Agasse, Paris, France, [iv] + [1] + 359, 1 p. errata; An XII [1804] Scincus vittatus Olivier, Voyage dans 
l’Empire Othoman, l’Egypte et la Perse, fait par ordre du Gouvemement, pendant les six premieres annees de 
la Republique, 4 t0 edition. Tome Second. Henri Agasse, Paris, France, [ii] + 466 pp. + 1 p. errata; An XII 
[1804] Scincus vittatus Olivier, Atlas pour server au Voyage dans l’Empire Othoman, l’Egypte et la Perse, fait 
par ordre du Gouvemement, pendant les six premieres annees de la Republique. Deuxieme Livraison. 
H. Agasse, Paris, France, vii pp., pis. 18-33. 
Holotype. — Presumably MNHN 197 fide Guibe (1954), Brygoo (1985), and Smid et al. (2014) “sur les 
sables a l’ouest de Rosette” [= on the sands to the west of Rosette (Rachid), Egypt]. This presumably corre¬ 
sponds to the specimen illustrated by Olivier on plate 29, figure 1 of his Atlas. The description itself does not 
make it clear if one or more specimens were associated with the description (see also Bauer and Adler 2003). 
Mabuia vittata, Le Berre 1989:142. 
Mabuya vittata , Schleich, Kastle, and Kabisch 1996:354. 
Mabuya vittata, Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008:195. 
Distribution.— Northeastern Algeria through northern Libya and Egypt, northern Sinai, the 
Levant, Anatolia, Iraq, western Iran (Fattahi et al. 2013), and Cyprus (Tok et al. 1999). In Libya it 
occurs in both Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. 
Libyan Records (Map 42): TRIPOLITANIA: Zawiyah : 16: BMNH 1954.1.6.99. 17: BMNH 
1954.1.7.1-16. Tripoli : 39: FMNH 82958-60. 45: MCSN 2415; Werner 1909; Ghigi 1913; Zavat- 
tari 1934. Muroub : 71: MCSN 3035. Jabal al Gharbi : 141: MNHN 1990.382. 149: MCSN 2285. 
“Tripolitania settentrionale”: Zavattari 1937. CYRENAICA: Benghazi : 357: MTKD 17228; 
Map 41. Distribution of Eumeces schneiderii in Libya. 
