Mochlus brevicaudis

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Mochlus brevicaudis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mochlus
Species:
M. brevicaudis
Binomial name
Mochlus brevicaudis
(Greer  [ fr ], Grandison & Barbault  [ fr ], 1985)
Synonyms [2]

Lygosoma brevicaudisGreer, Grandison & Barbault, 1985

Mochlus brevicaudis is a species of skink. [1] [2] It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Ghana, possibly extending into Togo. It is a semi-fossorial species inhabiting moist savanna. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Branch, W.R.; Penner, J. (2013). "Mochlus brevicaudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T13152807A13152814. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152807A13152814.en . Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Mochlus brevicaudis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 March 2022.