Chalcides lanzai

Chalcides lanzai
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. lanzai
Binomial name
	Chalcides lanzai; G. Pasteur, 1967
Synonyms
	Chalcides ocellatus lanzai; G. Pasteur, 1967; Chalcides lanzai; — Caputo & Mellado, 1992; Chalcides montanus lanzai; — Schlüter, 2004;

Last updated December 01, 2024

Chalcides lanzai, or Lanza's skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.^[1]^[2]

Taxonomy

Chalcides lanzai has been considered a subspecies of Chalcides montanus and of Chalcides ocellatus .^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, lanzai, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza.^[2]^[3]

Habitat

C. lanzai is usually found in forest and grassland areas, and is common in the areas where it can be found.^[1]

Conservation status

C. lanzai is unlikely to be under serious threat, though it has been affected from habitat degradation due to overgrazing.^[1]

Reproduction

Adult females of the species C. lanzai give birth to live young.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 Miras, J.A.M.; El Mouden, H.; Pleguezuelos, J.; Slimani, T.; Sindaco, R. (2006). "Chalcides lanzai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61477A12474952. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61477A12474952.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Chalcides lanzai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2022.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides lanzai, p. 151).