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Bates
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and southern
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(
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Freitas
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2018
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;
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Marques
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2018
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). No
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from the Newton expedition were cited by Ferreira. MHNCUP/REP 259 is the first published record for the species from “Bahia dos Tigres”.
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was previously considered part of the genus
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, but the name has been restricted to Asia (
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Wagner
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2009
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). In a recent study on the
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s
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pecies complex,
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(2018)
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did not find conclusive evidence to distinguish
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and
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, suggesting the use of
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as the valid name for the widespread lineage across sub-Saharan Africa. Later,
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(2019)
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expanded the content of
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to include all African writhing skinks.
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