Species

Maracaiba zuliae

Maracaiba zuliae · described by (MIRALLES, RIVAS, BONILLO, SCHARGEL, BARROS, GARCÍA-PEREZ & BARRIO-AMORÓS 2009)

Shingleback Skink, a close relative of Maracaiba zuliae

Pictured: Shingleback Skink, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Bäras, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Maracaiba zuliae
First described
(MIRALLES, RIVAS, BONILLO, SCHARGEL, BARROS, GARCÍA-PEREZ & BARRIO-AMORÓS 2009)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Scincidae
Genus
Maracaiba

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree