Flexiseps crenni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Flexiseps |
Species: | F. crenni |
Binomial name | |
Flexiseps crenni (Mocquard, 1906) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Flexiseps crenni is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2]
The specific name, crenni, is in honor of ophthalmologist Louis Crenn, who presented the holotype to Mocquard. [3]
F. crenni has very short legs with a reduced number of digits. [4] Each front foot has 2–3 digits, and each back foot has 2–4 digits. [2] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.5 cm (4.5 in). [4]
The mode of reproduction of F. crenni is unknown. [2]
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