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Distribution.— Records for this species 
are scattered across Africa north of about 
12°N. and extend from Mauritania to the Red 
Sea coast of Sudan, the few Libyan records are 
scattered across the north of the country. 
Libyan Records (Map 43): TRIPOLITA- 
NIA: Tripoli : 45: MZUT R1994 (Sindaco 
1995). Nalut: 105: AIC no number provided; 
MNHN 2004.0081; Ibrahim and Ineich 2005. 
CYRENAICA: Al Wahat : 544: FMNH 
121010. 
Comments.— Schleich et al. (1996) 
reported no records of Scincopus from Libya. 
The first record was reported from Tripoli by 
Sindaco (1995). Most of the area occupied by 
the species, including Libya, is associated with 
the nominate form. Scincopus f melano- 
cephalus Lanza and Corsi, 1981 is the only 
other recognized subspecies and is endemic to 
junct distribution across North Africa (Sindaco 
IUCN Threat Status.— Data Deficient. 
Map 43. Distribution of Scincopus fasciatus in Libya. 
the Red Sea coast. The species is noted for it dis- 
1995). 
Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 17585) 
Scincus scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758:205). 
1758 Lacerta stincus [.S7c] Linnaeus, Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, 
Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, refor- 
mata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm], Sweden. (4) + 823 + (I) pp. 
Lectotypes: — NRHM 141a, “in montosis Lybiae, TEgypti, Arabae petreae” designated by Arnold and 
Leviton (1977). Paralectotypes include specimens depicted by Seba (1734) in plate 105, figure 3, Besler and 
Besler (1716) in figure 1, Olearius (1694) in plate 8, figure 1, and described by Hasselquist (1750b) and by 
Gronovius (1756) (see Comments below). 
Scincus scincus [part], Le Berre 1989:226. 
Scincus scincus scincus, Schleich, Kastle, and Kabisch 1996:362. 
Scincus scincus scincus, Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008:200. 
Scincus scincus scincus, Trape, Trape, and Chirio 2012:386. 
Scincus scincus cucullatus Werner 1914:343, pi., fig. 2. 
1914 Scincus officinalis var. cucullata Wemer, Ergebnisse einer von Prof. F. Wemer im Sommer 1910 
mit Unterstiitzung aus dem Legate Wedl ausgefuhrten zoologsichen Forschungsreise nach Algerien. II. Verte- 
brata. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, 
123:331-361, 1 pi. 
Holotype.— NHMW 10386:3, “Tripolis.” The original publication does not mention the locality of the 
type, but refers to the variety as “der ostalgerisch-tunesisch-tripolitanischen” race. 
Scincus scincus [part], Le Berre 1989:226. 
Scinsus scincus cucullatus, Schleich, Kastle, and Kabisch 1996:362. 
Scincus scincus cucullatus, Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008:200. 
Scincsus scincus cucullatus, Trape, Trape, and Chirio 2012:386. 
