Mochlus vinciguerrae

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Mochlus vinciguerrae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mochlus
Species:
M. vinciguerrae
Binomial name
Mochlus vinciguerrae
(Parker, 1932)
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Lygosoma vinciguerrae
    Parker, 1932
  • Riopa vinciguerrae
    M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Mochlus vinciguerrae
    Lanza & Carfi, 1968

Mochlus vinciguerrae, also known commonly as Vinciguerra's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

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Etymology

The specific name, vinciguerrae, is in honor of Italian ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra. [4]

Geographic range

M. vinciguerrae is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. [2]

Reproduction

M. vinciguerrae is viviparous. [2]

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References

  1. Mazuch, T. (2021). "Mochlus vinciguerrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T14669443A14669506. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14669443A14669506.en . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Mochlus vinciguerrae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 April 2020.
  3. Largen MJ, Spawls S (2006). "Lizards of Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist, bibliography, gazetteer and identification key". Tropical Zoology19 (1): 21–109. (Lygosoma vinciguerrae, p. 68).
  4. 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. (Lygosoma vinciguerrae, p. 275).

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