Chalcides thierryi

Chalcides thierryi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. thierryi
Binomial name
	Chalcides thierryi; Tornier, 1901
Synonyms
	Chalcides bottegi var. thierryi; Tornier, 1901; Chalcides bottegi thierryi; — Loveridge, 1936; Chalcides thierryi; — Joger & Lambert, 2002;

Last updated January 18, 2024

Chalcides thierryi, commonly known as Thierry's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to West Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, thierryi, is in honor of German military officer Gaston Thierry, who served in Togo.^[3]

Geographic range

Chalcides thierryi is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. thierryi is savanna.^[1]

Reproduction

C. thierryi is viviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Wilms, T.; Segniagbeto, G.; Wagner, P. (2013). "Chalcides thierryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T13152348A13152353. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152348A13152353.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 "Chalcides thierryi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 thierryi, p. 264).

Greenbaum E (2005). "Systematics of West African skinks in the Chalcides thierryi group: Composition, distribution, and redescription of types". African Journal of Herpetology54 (1): 17–29.
Joger U, Lambert MRK (2002). "Inventory of amphibians and reptiles in SE Senegal, including the Niokola-Koba National Park, with observations of factors influencing diversity". Tropical Zoology15 (2): 165–185. (Chalcides thierryi, new status as a species).
Loveridge A (1936). "African Reptiles and Amphibians in the Field Museum of Natural History". Zoological Series, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago22 (1): 1–122. (Chalcides bottegi thierryi, new status as a subspecies, p. 74).
Tornier G (1901). "Die Crocodile, Schildkröten und Eidechsen in Togo". Archiv für Naturgeschichte1901 (supplement): 65–88. (Chalcides bottegi var. thierryi, new variety, p. 87). (in German).
Trape J-F, Trape S, Chirio L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Wilms, T.; Segniagbeto, G.; Wagner, P. (2013). "Chalcides thierryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T13152348A13152353. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152348A13152353.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 "Chalcides thierryi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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 thierryi, p. 264).

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