Flexiseps ardouini

Flexiseps ardouini
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Flexiseps
Species:	F. ardouini
Binomial name
	Flexiseps ardouini; (Mocquard, 1897)
Synonyms
	Sepsina ardouini; Mocquard, 1897; Scelotes ardouini; — Angel, 1930; Amphiglossus ardouini; — Brygoo, 1983; Flexiseps ardouini; — Erens et al., 2017;

Last updated November 19, 2021

Flexiseps ardouini, also known commonly as the yellow skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, ardouini, is in honor of French plant collector Léon Ardouin (1841–1909).^[3]

Geographic range

F. ardouini is found in northwestern Madagascar.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of F. ardouini is dry forest.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of F. ardouini is unknown.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Raxworthy CJ, Vences M (2010). "Amphiglossus ardouini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178389A7536684.en. Downloaded on 30 April 2021.
1 2 3 Flexiseps ardouini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 October 2020.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiglossus ardouini, p. 11).